Nucal arm birth

[RainRainGoAwayy]

Gave birth to DS2 yesterday and feeling a bit rubbish about how labour ended. Got to hospital for sweep at 9am to be told I was already 5cm. Admitted and was 8cm by 11am. Was coping well I thought, hadn’t had any pain relief and thought we were nearing the end when I could start pushing. Got to 10cm by midday but baby was still very high up. Gas and air from 1pm when the pain ramped up but this only controlled the pain for about an hour before I completely lost it. I was like a woman possessed - started begging for anything and everything. I was pushing but nothing was happening. I completely freaked - DS1 got stuck behind my pubic bone as he was sunny side up and was convinced the same was happening again. DS2 eventually born at 3.45 but came out like superman with his arm up. I’ve never felt so much pain.
Is it common for the pushing stage to last longer, baby descends slower when a nucal arm is involved? I’m annoyed at myself because I kept it together all the way through I just can’t believe I was sat at 10cm for nearly 4 hours!

My DS was born like that, I had no idea it had a name!!
He's 11 and I still can remember the pain and horrid time post birth, thats the reason we only have one!!
I went from only gas and air for the whole thing to having to have an epidural post birth to stitch me back up.
It wasn't fun at all, and you have my utter sympathies, but since DS is the only child I now born like that I can't help with your question I'm afraid!

My fourth child was born sunny side up and his arm over his head! I lost it too and had what I can describe as an out of body experience.
Congratulations x

It has a name?

DC1 was born like that and ripped me to shreds (inside) in the process. It seemed to take forever, although labour was well-established and strong contractions. I ended up having to have an episiotomy and a shot of syntocin to get DC1 out.

DC2 was very different, much faster. No silly arms in the way.

Oh op my heart breaks reading your post. I gave birth to my 3rd baby this week and feel really rubbish for how the labour ended too.
Reading your post i would be saying don't be beating yourself up over this. But if I took my own advice I wouldn't even be on here reading the post.
I managed fine up to 10cm but the epidural was not a good one and the pain of the contractions was too much and I just wanted him out I didn't care how just wanted it over with. I'm guessing for me this could only have been 15 minutes before he was actually born but to have so much regret for not stay calm right at the very end how I have so much regret.
Every labour is so different there's just no way to predict how it will go. I hope you are OK

Compound presentation increases the diameter to move through the birth canal so yes generally makes 2nd stage longer, also can cause more perineal damage and labial lacerations.

Thanks everyone. It is day 3 today and I'm feeling quite hormonal and sad about it still but it makes me feel better knowing that others have also felt similar. @Mummyme87, he definitely did some damage on the way out, it took them ages to stitch me up - I'm lucky it wasn't worse though.