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

My waters broke at home on a Wednesday afternoon, and as I was polyhydramneous (loads of excess water), I'd been instructed by Obstetrician to go straight to hospital in case of cord prolapse.

Once admitted, had a non-eventful, boring 6 hours before contractions started (9pm) - after that, I don't remember exactly when I started the G&A, or when I stopped it. It's all a bit of a blur still, even 3 years later!

I do know, though, that I had definitely moved onto the TENS by 4pm the next day...

Thanks. That interesting. I had sort of the opposite. My waters broke and nothing happened so had a scan and doc said that the womb had sealed back up and the waters had replenished themselves and baby was fine. I went for 11 days before giving birth. Until then I had no idea that the waters replenish every 3 hours. I thought that one your waters broke you were dry as a bone!

Ooh - that's really interesting Ladysoandso!
I had ARM because after I had a hindwater leak the hospital wanted me to be in active labour within 24 hours. Next time I would consider other options before being shuffled off to hospital (I was having a homebirth - which I got because luckily the ARM worked!)

lostinafrica - me too! My labour was 2 hours 5 mins from when I thought it started. 20 mins from when midwife figured out I was in labour!

How quick will this next one be!?!

thell - I hope it helps you or anyone else in the future. I mentioned it a few times and not many woman seem to know. I was also having a HB so my midwife sent me for the scan and it was the doctor who told me to hang on for a few days. During the 11 days I had very strong braxtons - coming between 5 and 20 minutes, every night for 8 hours. In the morning they would stop. On the 11th day they started again all through the night but didnt stop so we called the mw and when she got there I was 7cm's. She said I had done all the hard work with the braxtons. That was why I was concerned at my sil who went to hospital at the very first twinge. I told her to hang on for a while but they were so keen to get there. When she got there the contractions stopped so they gave her pethidine and ended up with a c section after a distressing 30 hours. Im no expert and I know it's annoying when mums turn into 'experts' and witter on about how THEY did it but I honestly think she just went too soon.

DS!: 2 hrs
ds2: 15 mins

DD - 36 hours - long difficult labour ending in forceps delivery

DS - 6 hours - normal birth - painful but wonderful !

DS1 27 hours
DS2 16 hours
DS3 ??? I'll let you know in June!

DS1: 3.5 hrs from first contraction

DD1: ??? Not due for 7 weeks but I'm TERRIFIED of not getting to the hospital on time (40 min drive away)

ds1 - 13.5 hrs, 2nd stage 1.5hrs (9lb15)
ds2 - 2.5hrs, 2nd stage 2 mins (10lb7oz)
dd - 1hr40mins, 3rd stage 8 mins (but she was 11lb11oz!!)