What's your blood type and what was labour like?

[RetroHippy]

At my 25 week check today the mw commented that I am A+ and it was a good blood type as in her personal experience A+ves have quick labours.

She was referring to her experience on the wards, just wondering what your experiences are and if they back up her findings? I'm intrigued!

A+ two very quick and easy labours.

This is really interesting, if a bit mad :) I thought I'd heard all the old wives' tales by now.

B+. It was medium length, very painful, straightforward, good recovery.

O+ all shot out.

A but can't remember if + or - (it's the common one that isn't an issue though).

Labour 1 - 3hrs
Labour 2 - 1hr
Labour 3 - 5 contractions!

I did have 'false' labours with irregular contractions during the day before going into 'established' labour with each one though

A+

Four day labour, three lots of pethidine, an hour or so pushing and ended with an EMCS.

O + and quick (second time extremely so) uncomplicated labours, hoping it will be the same third time around!

O- and had a long labour following induction and ending with emergency section.

O +ve.
Ds 1-induction. Back to back for most of my labour(about 21hrs from drip being put in). Ended in Emcs.
Dd-natural birth but long (18hrs) and painful as back to back again. She also turned whilst coming out and tore me to shreds!! Ended up losing quite alot of blood and gaining an awful lot of stitches!
Ds2-natural birth. Again back to back for most of my labour,though somehow managed on G&A (no anaesthetist available so probably just got on with it!). His labour was only 9hours though

I'm A+ and due in 2 1/2 weeks so perfectly happy to accept this theory as scientific fact!

A+ 15 hour labour, back to back. DD went into distress at about 4 hours in and was finally born via ventouse.

I'm O-

DD1 - 7 hours in total, 2.5 active labour. Small episiotomy.
DS - Induced - 8.5 hours in total - 1.5 active labour. No complications.
DD2 - will let you know on Friday!

O-
Labour 1: 12 hours
Labour 2: 6 hours
Labour 3: 90 minutes

All straightforward although I lost a bit of blood in labour 3

O+
1hr 15mins, no pain relief, no complications :)
Hoping 2nd will be the same

O-

3 very quick, very straightforward labours and deliveries.

Wow, I think this is the most replies I've ever had to a thread! Now; who is currently 'relaxing' on mat leave and can collate all these labour times into a nice spreadsheet...?! Bit of statistical analysis and we'll be able to say with absolute confidence if it's bollocks or not

Im A+, and my first and only labour so far was 4.5 hours, and relatively easy (I didn't realise I was actually in labour, i thought I was having braxton hicks and got to 10cm at home!)... although don't get me wrong, it was still painful just not as bad as i was expecting :)

A+
First birth induced but relatively easy.
Second and third births : a walk in the park

What a load of bollocks. No connection whatsoever.

0+ and it was awful

b positive
two very quick labours 3 hours first baby 1 hour 2nd baby no pain relief no cuts

O- two day induction, DS born on 3rd day via forceps and episiotomy

Induction seems to run in the family. My mother went over on her two pregnancies, including with twins which is very unusual, and had to be induced both times. She has a different blood type to me though.

O-

Dc 1 took 2 hours, DC2-4 took between 20 mins and 30 mins.

2 born on due date which is very unusual.

Just to be more specific time wise it was a total of 53 hrs from start of induction to birth.....

O neg.

30 hour labour, pph at end.

Though my mother is a completely different group (think A pos) and she had a similar labour to me.

Strange theory.

I'm A+ and had two fast and straightforward labours. No drugs needed, no stitches etc.