Transistion Stage .. ?

[Mamof1]

Yes this is exactly how it felt for me, I couldnt help but push & then I think I became that exhausted from trying not to push . Hopefully I have a better experience this time

 

[KerryGold]

For me, I had like lights rushing past in my peripheral vision. I think it was the only time I cried out. I recognised that I felt totally out of control. I tried to alert the midwife but thought the word "transition" soynded stupid. Then I was pushing even though she kept telling me not to!

xXx

 

[sparklyjubbly]

I definitely remember having the transitional period which must have lasted about 10 minutes or so. Again like many ladies here i lost it and hope to have more control this time! I was 21, petrified and they weren't listening to me which didn't help (crappy hospital 9 years ago which has since been overhauled!).

Anyway it was between 8 and 10cms, i'd only been in labour 4 and a half hours and they'd only just realised how far i was gone. I panicked realising there was no way i could have an epi now, i was stuck with doing it natural (what i wanted all along) but i just didn't feel prepared! I was begging and screaming for an epidural and i remember the midwife coming right up to me and saying "by the time i go to the phone and make the call to bring you an epi, your baby will be here - FOCUS!" I remember thinking i just couldn't do it and might as well give up on everything! Then all of a sudden i felt an overwhelming urge to push which i couldn't stop. I couldn't even breathe through each wave of intensity, i remember thinking my head was going to implode or my eyes would pop out through the strain of each one... just 8mins later he was out and i realised it was all panic and shock as everything immediately subsided and i felt amazing

 

[chuck]

Forgetting about my 1st shocking cascade of interventions that doesnt count as a labour.

My 2nd I didn't notice transition, I was 7/8cm when the MW arrived at my home and I reached 10cm a few hours later.

I did get shaky despite being warm and felt like I needed a blanket and I was sick at one point, I'm guessing that was transition.

Never got the OMG I cant do it bit, but I had a latent labour for a while I got to 10cm and there was no urge to push for a while and those last couple cm went a little slowly so it wasnt a shocking transition.