how long were you in labour?

Jessica - posted on 06/17/2009

I went into the hospital at about 12:30pm on the 2nd to be induced, and after about 9 hours of no progress, my doctor tried another thing to help me dialate and she started that at about 10pm and by 1am I started having contractions, 10am they broke my water, around Noon i got my epidural, which only numbed my left side. I kept trying to tell them that it wasn't working, but they never believed me, and at about 6-6:30 I started pushing and at 7:57pm I had a wide eyed beautiful baby girl.

Ashley - posted on 06/17/2009

My water broke at 6 am...my contractions started at 7:30....checked in the hospital at 8am and had my daughter at 10:58...only pushed 2 times...but I got the epidural and spinal!!! First baby!!

Elise - posted on 06/17/2009

i went to hospital and walked around for 2 hours so i would dilate further, then my water broke and i was in "active labor" for 10 hours but i only pushed for 20 minutes.

Ashley - posted on 06/17/2009

I was Induced and from the time contractions started until I had my little boy i was only in labor 2 hrs and 49 minutes.

Taylor - posted on 06/17/2009

From the time my water broke, I was in labor for 9 1/2 hours.

Gemma - posted on 06/17/2009

hi i was in labor for 5 hours and was home a few hours later.

Gemma - posted on 06/17/2009

no first labou 3 hours from my waters breaking no idea how long i was pushing but it felt longer then 3 hours had no sense of time just say made it to hospital in time

Emma - posted on 06/16/2009

10 hours from start to finish. Only 5mins of pushing. no pain relief. =(

Jessica - posted on 06/16/2009

I was in Labour 16 hrs. Pushing for a few hours. Because my baby was in no harm they didnt want to give me a cesar so just let her come when she was ready. I tried gas and hated it. I had an injection (not the epidural the other) which just made me very emotional so although painful next pregnancy i will opt for a drug free labour. My mother-in-law was in labour for 48 hours.

Brandi - posted on 06/16/2009

i woke up at 5 in the morning with labor pain but i thought i was just constipated. i didnt relise that i was in labor untill 7 that night i went to the hospital at 12;01am and started pushing at 2pm and had my daughter at 3;33pm. the wierd thing is that whole day i kept going into the bathroom and trying to poop...thank god i wasnt dialated at all.

Kirsty - posted on 06/16/2009

12 hours, 1 hours pushing. just like nichol my epidural didnt work! i was on gas & air but started it 2 l8 so it didnt really effect me plus the pethine didnt do anything either. She ended up being delivered by forceps!

Nichol - posted on 06/16/2009

11 hours labour, 1 hour pushing! my epidural didn't work! they tried to put it in my back five or six times! of course he found his way out anyways! (with not a care about how much pain mommy was in). . .but it was all worth it in the end and quickly forgotten!

Sam - posted on 06/16/2009

20 hrs and no pair relief :S

Liseandra - posted on 06/15/2009

mine was about 14 hours start to finish, and not even 10 mins of pushing. i was surprised.

Nicole - posted on 06/15/2009

exactly 2 hours of labour and 45mins pushing her out. my first what a shocker.

Laura - posted on 06/15/2009

With my first one I was in labor for 4 1/2 hours and with my second I was in labor for 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Chrystal - posted on 06/15/2009

I was in labor for about 12 hours total but only about 3 at the hospital.