S/O Labor time - first baby clicky poll

DownToEarthGirl

As a spin off on labor length from Chole's new baby post...

[Poll]

Pesky

I will say the 2nd was MUCH faster.

asilsjf

*crosses legs and promises to remain celibate"

swinsto3

Mine was ~11 hours, but that was only because we found out DD was breech in like hour 9, so I had to have an unexpected c-section. I was at 8 centimeters when I was wheeled into the OR, so if I'd been able to have a vaginal delivery, I'm guessing it would have been a couple more hours at least.

DownToEarthGirl

asilsjf:

*crosses legs and promises to remain celibate"

Nobody wants to be celibate.

From birthing statistics online (and we all know that's the truth): The average first-time labor lasts 12-16 hours of "active" labor.  Active labor is when your contractions are regular (3-5 min apart) and lasting about 1min or more each time. 

From my perspective: I'm pretty sure you're not a baby-minded girl anyway, Asil, but labor is not all pain, it's just work (aka called labor) like running a long race or riding a huge mountain for 12 hours.  Then again, I have a skewed view b/c of my own experiences (and I'd do it again in a heartbeat if I had the chance).

ruby soho

Pesky:

I will say the 2nd was MUCH faster.

This sort of freaks me out since #1 was so quick for me.  

DownToEarthGirl

ruby soho:

Pesky:

I will say the 2nd was MUCH faster.

This sort of freaks me out since #1 was so quick for me.  

My second was faster than my first, but everyone is different...my mom's first labor was about 12 hours, then the shortest was with my oldest sister (about 4 hours), then mine was a little longer (I think about 8 hours), then my little sister was like a 2-day labor.   

Pesky

ruby soho:

Pesky:

I will say the 2nd was MUCH faster.

This sort of freaks me out since #1 was so quick for me.  

So next time, in your 3rd trimester, be careful sneezing. 

ruby soho

Pesky:

ruby soho:

Pesky:

I will say the 2nd was MUCH faster.

This sort of freaks me out since #1 was so quick for me.  

So next time, in your 3rd trimester, be careful sneezing. 

 

I will just camp out in the hospital parking lot for the third tri (:   

schoolsoutbride

Water broke at 1am.  Contractions started intense but erratic an hour or two after.  He was born at 11:30.

 

With the twins, my water broke at 1am, contractions started within a couple of hours and I'm pretty sure I was in transition when they did the c-section at 10am.

Mrs.Greeko

Right around 4 hours.  Not quite considered precipitous that time, but close.  Next two were precipitous.

WonderRed

12 hours from pitocin to baby.

daisies0406

ruby soho:

Pesky:

I will say the 2nd was MUCH faster.

This sort of freaks me out since #1 was so quick for me.  

 

From the start of pitocin to birth of DD it was 6 hrs.   From the start of pitocin to birth of DS it was 5 1/2 hrs.  I was 4 cm dilated with DD for a few weeks before my induction.  I was only 2 cm dilated with DS going into the induction

KeepingItLowKey

My second labor was longer. My first was 10 hours and my second was 14 hours, from first contraction to delivery.