how did you find the labour?

Leah says:
verry hard!!
Kelly says:
It wasnt as bad as I thought it was going to be
Marla says:
It was great
Sarah says:
agony!!!
Jodie says:
Not to bad at first! Then I kinda struggled!
kirsty says:
quick!
christina says:
better than i expected
Lizette says:
painfull
Rebecca says:
It was extremely difficult, it came on hard and fast and was really useless, I only dilated 3cm in 16 hours.
Anonymous says:
Really bad this time, they were going to give me a blood tran,
Samantha says:
i 4rt it was ok!! deff didn't hurt as much as i 4rt it wud ... but when the head came out and i tore it killed =[ lol
kirsty says:
hard
Kristina says:
I woke up @ 11am and was in labor. Went to the hospital @ 4:30pm
tabatha says:
bc my contractions was hurting me
Stephanie says:
it took a while and it was painful
Sarah says:
It found me, through a pitocin drip
Marlie says:
very very hard
Brenda says:
it was great! ok so panful before i got the epidural. i thought i was doing so great it was hurting and i was breathing and theni found out i was only a 4...i was like ok epidural now! after that smooth and easy!
Jacinta says:
Painful
Lee says:
looooooooooong
Dee says:
50 hours and then an emergecy C section - fabulous baby
Jessica says:
Quick... as it was only 5 hours
Lyndsi says:
I didn't go into labour. I woke up on Feb 4, went to the hospital at 6:30am and two hours later had a gorgeous baby boy!
sarah says:
fast, only just made it to the hospital and the hospital was only 2 minutes away.
Leah says:
the best labour ive had lol
Gena says:
I was not supposed to go into labor but did and it was hell!
Ali says:
intense
April says:
Ok, I had an epidural
Gemma says:
ok to start with, then very intense very quickly, and knocked out for emergency c-section. quite the nightmare, really.
Tara says:
the pain was intense
Christi says:
Ok i guess i think it would have been different if i went into labour on my own rather then the doctors putting me in labour
Viviana says:
This was easy as pie but it did hurt afterwards!
Kelly says:
I had been having contractions off & on before the intended induce date, but it wasn't real labor until we got admitted to the hospital
Victoria says:
The first 24 hours ok, after that not so good as not making any progress
Kelly says:
Quicker & much more intense than the first time.
Leanne says:
painful but totally worth it in the end, i just wish i didnt have to be induced
Katy says:
Was fine did 6cm on my own at home. And then the rest was within an hour. Best bit sore but great.
Lizzie says:
very different to my first labour due to complications
Kimberley says:
i wa scared but it was easyer than i thought it would be
Michelle says:
n/a
Donna says:
just got on with ,it was very hardwork but i ad forceps that was painfull but ad no pain relif in my labour very proud of my self
Jade Louise says:
horible
Kym says:
Painful lol
kelly says:
didnt had c-section
Lacey says:
Water broke at 3:30 in the afternoon. Went to he hospital and was sent back home at 5 becasue I was only 1 cm. The pain was unbarable around 11:00 at night, so we went back in, only to find that I was 1.5-2 cm. My heart dropped. I couldn't believe how much pain I was in. I thought to myself that I couldnt do this natural. After a few nurses came in and then Dr. Davey realized Nathan was breached. I was poked with IV's, shaved & ready to go. I couldn't believe how fast the nurses were to get my preped and ready for surgery.
Kelly says:
very painful but very quick it was all over within 45 minutes.
Sarah says:
painful.
Tristan says:
i had a c-section and i was puking the whole time
Joanne says:
easy as secong time round. Didnt feel a thing til iot was time to push
Kirsty says:
ok.
Rebecca says:
good
Melissa says:
Pain full lol
Sandy says:
intense..
Rachel says:
No labour
Tash says:
easy and painful
Samantha says:
fairly quick and painful!
Shantell says:
Good but painful had back labour
Gina says:
ok was fine can't wait to do it again
Janis says:
I found her head to be large, and I also found myself to be vomiting in a bedpan.
jasmine says:
ok. look forward to doing it agian
Alaina says:
It hurt like I knew it would
Amber says:
i was endused
robyn says:
my labour was painfull bt fast
Jena says:
excruciating
Natalie says:
knackering, felt like it went on forever!
Debra says:
Hurt, got a epi but it only worked on one side and then when it was time t push it wore off an hour and half before I started pushing.
Tracylee says:
An experience i wont forget. My labour was 13hrs 4mins, so long but not as long as some ppls.
Tracy says:
1st easy 2nt hard
Maria says:
painful
zoe says:
not that bad i was on the enducing drip too it was ok up to about 7cm and then came the pain haha
Jessica says:
not bad, then again I couldn't really feel anything
Rachael says:
not unbearable
Lindsay says:
LOVED IT!!!
Lee says:
labour is just what the word said, "labour", it was terrible, i endured 72hrs of non stop pain!!
Nicolee says:
The contractions were terrible but four pushes and he was out!!!
Victoria says:
That was the worst part for everyone else but I thought it was the easiest part. lol!
Ramona says:
easy as pie dont believe tha horror stories!
Sarah says:
awful wanted drugs
Ashley says:
Very intense, I had so much back labor that all I wanted to do was give up, thank god I had my husband there to keep pushing me through it
katie says:
not as bad as some people make out
Liana says:
The most difficult one I have been through, but still much easier than most people
Jocelyn says:
after the epidural it was ayt
Erin says:
Yeah ok. I coped with it a lot better than I thougt I would.
Amanda says:
easy, thanks to my epidural
Angelle says:
the first baby..i felt everything and the second baby was fine..i didn't feel a thing!
Joni says:
GOOD!!
Jamie says:
it hurt like hell.
Hayley says:
horrible and very painfull
Angela says:
Okay was a little aggresive at first with induction.
jackie says:
i started at home
Asia says:
it was easy
Lindsey says:
It hurt but I was still expecting it to hurt more than it did
Megan says:
easy enough to do again
Janice says:
worse then the first
Alice says:
it was ok!
Vanessa says:
I was in labour about 18hrs after being induced; was very painful, my midwife explained that induced labour is WAAAAY more painful than natural labour as your body is being forced to have the contractions etc, so im not being a baby about it!!! :p
Carissa says:
Really hard considering my last 3 were a breeze. Very painful.
Kasia says:
FAST AND PAIN FREE
Jade says:
easy peasy nowhere near as bad as i was expecting and i was petrified about it
Kayla says:
she was there
angie (angela) says:
i hate the labour bit i am a real woose
Missy says:
Confusing, funny answer right..? Being told that because i was dancing aroung and joking with everyone, I wasn't in labour an that I was going to get sent home was a bit of a shock.. Lucky they did an internal an I was 5cm dialated..!! Was easy I thought, but Bailee was a really good baby right thought my whole pregnancy.
Natalie says:
Millie was so easy it dint even seem like i was in labour and Keira was a nightmare, nearly had a c-section
Crystal says:
Very uncomfortable and the worst amount of pain I've ever experienced before
Jessica says:
well you tell me-try pushing a baby out for 58hours straight like i did.
Hollie says:
OMG sooo much easier than 1st time!
Stacey says:
I loved every moment
Carrie says:
hard, intense long
Carissa says:
I had a c section.
Hayley says:
really good experience
Aisha says:
hmmm very stressful been in labor for days
Shealan says:
Didnt have labor. Had a planned c-section
Amanda says:
went by fairly quickly however quite painful towards the end
brittany says:
bad pains in the middle of the night
Julie says:
hard considering I didn't get my planned epidural and had to have him natural unplanned. But it was worth it!
Alyssa says:
scary and exhausting
Christine says:
a lot less painful as the first
Fidelina Josie says:
PAINFUL
Terrie-Anne says:
Not Too Bad
julie says:
good
Leanne says:
fine and qiuck
Malorie says:
bearable
Marika says:
Good by the grace of God we made it
Kim says:
PAINFUL. Being in labour for 21 hours was very stressful, but all went away after I saw my handsome son
Abby says:
good seeing as i was unconscious for most of it and fast :D
claire says:
i had a c section
camilla says:
The 4 hours i was in labour i found it very uncomortable and was waiting at the delivery room door where i was put asking them if it was time for my caesarean.
Karen says:
hard & fast after 2 pessarys
Danielle says:
Fine :)
Jane says:
Not to bad until the final stage where i was tired
shenel says:
fast and scary
louise says:
long,long,long & thank god for epidurals!!!!
kirsty says:
easy 45 mins in all
Katie says:
Labour was hard.. but pushing was fiiiiiiiine :)
jayne says:
easy - 2 1/2 hrs
Katie says:
Not nearly as bad as i imagned!!
Suzanne says:
Loved it, do it again
Lana says:
Easy :-)
Demi says:
3 pushes n a natural breech.the last contraction was reali painful!
Gemma says:
fine tbh only short and pushing was over in 20 mins!
Emma says:
awful!! was in labour for 23 hours and later was rushed into theatre as reuben was in distress. Not a nice experience tho should imagine lots of people had worse!
Danyka says:
Very frightening. It all happened so quickly and the gas and air didn't help at all.
Lucy says:
mmm ..... painfull.
debbie says:
not too bad didnt like it but not as scary as i thought
Sarah says:
great i loved it didn't take much notice of the pain just wanted to hold my lil girl
Steph says:
hard dis time around. had 2 av an emergency c section
Toni says:
really good... 4 hr 55min ... 15mins of pushing an he was born
Zoe says:
Quick!!
Emma says:
quick, hard and painful
Vicki says:
fast and painful but worth it!
Lucy says:
not to bad
debs says:
fast,only 5 hours from 1st pain till birth.
Katie says:
V painfull
Caroline says:
Awful! very painful because he was as i was too find out too big!
gemma says:
Hard work but worth it....
Lisa says:
Ok for the first 15 or so hours, Had gas & air & pethidine. My waters didnt break & that slowed te labour right down after we were progressing very quickly. They had to give me a hand in the end & he was delivered by ventouse (suction)
Nikki says:
horrid is the best word that comes to mind!!
Joanne says:
The contractions were very intense this time and almost on top of each other, the midwife was shocked I think at how fast it all progressed!
Lynn says:
not to bad, contractions worse than the pushing.
Rachael says:
alot better then the first time!
Julie says:
2nd was worse than the first but would do it all again
Emma says:
Didnt bother me!
MORWENNA says:
long. pushing was much easier than the contractions too
louise says:
umbearable, but i had gall stones and pre eclampsia!
Brooke says:
Quick and intense
Hayley says:
Not too bad a little worried as I was already booked in for a c-section for the next day (bcos of the pe) . Was decided to let me go naturally as I had gone into labour myself
Nicole says:
very quick painful but the end result was all worth it
Katie says:
awful... extremly painful.. and very very very LONG!!!
zara-leigh says:
fine lol didnt faze me at all... could do it all again tomorrow !!!
charlotte says:
i wasnt in labour lol
cat says:
Not too bad alot easier then i thought it would be
emma says:
apart from wanting to rip my spine out it was fine!loL!
Vickie says:
Long, slow, hard bloody work!
emma says:
bloody awful
rebecca says:
horrible compared to my 1st child, 23hours of madness
Sarah says:
1st I was having contractions at home until I couldn't take it anymore and the 2nd was sechuled.
Hana-Lily says:
Tiring and long!
Aarica says:
i didnt even notice
Lisa says:
The pain was awful, the as was great, I wish I had been able to have a water birth and my partner was awesome. Once he arriived I felt amazing!
Adelle says:
It Was good quite quick no pain releif go me!
Alison says:
hard work!!
Claire says:
long n hard work
Emma says:
horrible and too bloody long
Lesley says:
my labour wasn't straight forward, so it wasn't nice
Louise says:
O.K.
Lisa says:
no to bad other wise i wouldnt have done it 3 times
Jessica says:
the contractions were bad, but once I got the epidural it was all smooth sailing from there.
Emma says:
quicker than the last but painful
Kerry says:
after having two natural births and the last one a c-section i would go natural every time cause was really painful
Jemma says:
hard and tiring. nit had much sleep night before,
Katy-Leigh says:
Not to bad to be honest just gas n air as pain relief n im expecting baby number three so it cant be that bad lol :)
sarah says:
Very very very painful, i had a very bad labour.
Mica says:
hard, painful but worth it
Kayleigh says:
alright except the final stages for mine and my sons health
Hannah says:
PAINFULL both times!!!very worth it tho! i was cut the first time n i tore really badly the second time :-(
Charlotte says:
didnt do the labour bit :D
Gemma says:
Exhausting and painful especially after 17hours of it.
lucy says:
fine painful a bit but fine
Kayleigh says:
great 3 hours
Cerrie says:
bloomin' awful, but worth it
Jenna says:
THE WORST pain in my ENTIRE life mind you I did go 48hours!!
Chamaine says:
Easy
Melanie says:
I had a good labour and would do it again
Danielle louise says:
not bad but not good :-( well after 24hrs it starts to drag!
Becca says:
Like shelling peas! lol Well ok maybe not, If i had to describe in one word it woul dbe OUCH! lol
Stacie says:
didn't labour as I had a planned C section due to my first son being born at 24 weeks
Dawn says:
i was 16 hours into labour only dilated to two so very frustrating but it wasnt as bad as i thought it would be
brittany says:
exciting but hard and painful til the meds kicked in lol
Cassie says:
frustrating
jennifer says:
don't know. didn't have any labour at all
Cassie says:
didnt go through labour
Kathryn says:
Better than the first
Kelli says:
harder than the first
chanelle says:
long to long
Gretchen says:
one when I got to the hospital the other I was induced
Aspen says:
I went into labor on 4/20 and he was born the next afternoon. It was a painful and scary labor.
Kaylee says:
It was painful
Brendal says:
ohhh my what pain!
sarah says:
It is such a blurr! but i'd say the pain was absolute torture!!!

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