How long were your 1st, 2nd, 3rd etc labours please?

[TettyLouBar]

Just wondered, 2nd DC overdue 40+1 and been thinking about birth ALOT! My "official" labour with DD1 was 18 hours from active labour.
Hoping to drastically reduce next one

DD1 8 hours
DS 25 hours
DD2 1 hour 40 minutes

DD1 - 8 hours start to finish
DD2 - 2.5 hours from first twinge to baby. Far far less painful.

DS1 36 hours
DD 7 hours
DS2 2 hours

DS1 12 hours
DS2 ELCS
DD1 6 hours
DS3 6 hours
DD2 6 hours

DC1: About 4 days
DC2: 12 hours
DC3: 4 hours
DC4: 8 hours

Good thread - I've been wondering the same but also curious as to whether people have experienced any latent stage in 2nd/3rd labours.
DD1 was 26.5 hrs from first twinge but active labour 8 hours and 2nd stage only 35 minutes.

Thanks for all of the posts. Its reassuring to see some of the timings reduced so significantly!
I had my first twinge with DD on the wednesday morning but didnt have her until sunday morning!! But midwife said that active labour is the best way to refer to lengths of time, I think 19 hours was from when I was 3-4cm.

I just want the latent phase over asap really. That bit really got to me! My sister in law has had 2 babies, 1st 1 hour 30 mins start to finish, 2nd 40 mins! Makes me sick!

Think this will be the last baby, "hanging up the ovaries" as it were after this one!

Tetty my first (and only so far as only 7 weeks post partum) labour was also 19 hours active labour. Then had 1.5 hrs pushing before failing to progress (ds giant head on the wonk got stuck) and having him evicted by way of forceps.
Never mind the 16 hours of contractions before that, and the days of pre labour the latent phase is horrid. Some people are so lucky they don't go through it.

Am watching this thread with interest as really hopeful that if i ever take the plunge again it will be alot faster

Good luck

1 - 17 hrs
2 - 2hr 45mins
3 - 12 hrs

DS1 About 5 days. About 12 hours in hospital. I was knackered. And it was a bit grim with stuck baby, forceps and almost an emergency CS.

DS2 About 3 hours. A LOT better!

Lainey1981 I had a very similar birth with DD. 18 hours active labour, Pushed for over an hour, then ventouse, forceps, episiotomy proved successful in the end. But is was a long old slog and really put me off babies.
I think if it wasn't for the fact that this baby was a bit unexpected we might not have planned another! But having said that I'm so looking forward to having another and excited to be here at the due date!

Mollychambers That 2nd birth sounds more like it!

fedupwithdeployment 5DAYS!!!!

DS1 - 11 hours
DS2 - 4 hrs (induced)
DD - 4.5 hours

Both DS2 and DD also had the second (pushing) stage recorded as 0 minutes, which sounds fab until you add up the time I lost having the resulting double prolapse repaired when DD was 18mths old. Fast is not always good!

both induced but...

ds - 6 hours from going on drip to having him

dd - 9.5 hours from going on drip to having her but I was only having contractions for about 6 hours or so.

They were both thirteen days late.

Oh and dd no pushing stage really - one push and she was out.

MrsD That sounds awful, you poor thing. OUCH! I'm not wishing to break any records - just have an easier time that the last time would be nice.
My friend had a similar operation to you due to similar reason - she had a rough time with the post-op recovery. I feel for you

Bit odd, really:

DD1 - 3 hours (induced at 42 wks)
DD2 - 6 hours (induced at 40 wks)
DS - 7 hours (best experience of the lot!)
DD3 - EMCS

What IS the latent phase?

Ooh ooh ooh OUCH to MrsDTK!

1st - 37 hours, back to back, facial presentation, ventouse delivery, augmentation of labour, ARM, all round nightmare! 4 days early naturally.

2nd - 10 hours from waters breaking in bed at home to delivery. 10 days early naturally. SVD.

3rd - 12 hours from induction at 36+6 due to medical problems to delivery. SVD.

lostinafrica It just goes to show that there's no predictable pattern is there?

Latent phase: Sometimes defined as the time when irregular and painful contractions start and continue to build up both in intensity and frequency. This may last from one to anything up to 24 hours, occasionally more, before active labour begins (dilated to approx 3-4 cms)

Oh, I see, the bit before established labour? 1.5 hours into first labour, midwife examined me, tutting about first-timers as I was not coping - complete turnaround as she realised I was already 10cm dilated! "Get this woman to delivery! Call her husband!!" :o

So, I think I missed the latent bit that time!

DD - 40 hours (long and painful prelabour)
DS - 4 hours (from first twinge to baby)

lostinafrica that's hilarious, 10cm! On my first two internals, I hadn't budged from 2cm!

lostinafrica - you sound like my SIL. MIL caught her DD because the midwife wasn't ready!

DD - 2.5 hours from first twinge to baby ("pushing stage" was 21 minutes).
I'd made a four hour long "relaxation for labour" playlist for my ipod but only got through about half an hour of it before baby arrived! I had a home water birth. Was 6cm by the time the midwife arrived 45 minutes before the birth, but the pool wasn't ready at that point, as I'd assumed I'd be sitting around for ages before I got to 4cm (when you can get in the pool) so I didn't get in the pool till about half an hour before the birth. The second midwife arrived 15 minutes before the birth, with me already in the pool and active pushing stage in full swing, so only just in time really!

Also I was lucky not to need any other pain relief except for the warm water in the pool and I didn't tear. Couldn't have asked for a better experience really. I felt very positive about the whole thing from start to finish and afterwards I was so euphoric I didn't feel the bruising/swelling for the first three days! I was even lucky enough to get the same midwife I'd seen all the way through pregnancy, and she then did all the follow-up visits too.

gourd that sounds lovely. I dont know why I didnt opt for a water birth this time. I guess I'm to much of a chicken.
Your experience sounds wonderful - I had a rough time with DD but still look back on it positively, I really hope this time is ok