Long time and shortest time in labour???

[MotherofZ]

Just doing a little poll here (don't know if it has been done before), but what is the longest time and shortest time anyone has been in labour for?

[LilRedWG]

12 minutes, but as it was an elective CS I guess I have no real claim to fame.

[JodieG1]

My labour with ds2 was written as 73 minutes I think, sure there are loads faster though.

[MotherofZ]

any interesting stories to go with....???

[harleyd]

1st was 2hrs 40mins
2nd was 5omins
3rd was 11mins
wth was 35mins

[flossie64]

My first waswritten down as 78hrs ,felt like a life time!!
Second was 2hrs 11mins .
I definately don't even have to think which was better LOL
My Mum had 3 of us and her longest labour was 47mins ,I have just come across her nots from 1964, when we were emptying the family house out.

[twoplusone]

harleyd- 11mins.. wow..

My friends 3rd was 25mins from first contraction to delivery..

[greedygreedyguzzler]

i'm going for 3 mins 42 seconds this time! what are my chances do you think?

[ChasingSquirrels]

no 1 - 2hrs
no 2 - approx 15 mins

[harleyd]

ii mins start to finish. i was lucky because i had been admitted to hospital for induction the next day. i was sitting on the end of the bed swinging my legs & got a huge contraction. told midwife i was in labour, she told me not to be silly . me & dh walked down to the toilet, my waters broke, i sat on the floor & a head appeared! the midwife came down and i said i f***g well told you so you stupid bat

[MrsTittleMouse]

8 hours from 8cm (and transition, if my mood was anything to go on) until vaginal birth. Plus 9.5 hours to go to get to 8cm (official medical version), but 2.5 days to get to official medical labour.
DH has just turned to me and said "my God it seemed like a long time didn't it?". Um, yes.