Are fast labours hereditary?

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I'm pretty sure the answer to this is "not enough data" but I'd be interested in people's views and if anyone has talked about this with midwife/ob gyn.

My mother and aunts all had extremely fast labours. We're talking 2-4 hours from 'first twinge' to 'oh, look, a baby!' My sister was born on a very surprised nurse just inside the doors of our local hospital and two cousins at home before the paramedics arrived. All healthy babies and no dodgy cervixes.

Yesterday my midwife asked me if there were any fast labours in the family - I hadn't considered this could be a thing...is it? Knowing my luck I'll buck the trend and end up with a three day labour.. ;)

Apparently my mums mum gave birth quickly, 5th child almost before she knew it. She died when I was 15 so I don't know this from talking to her personally.

My mum gave birth to my brother and I reasonably, but not exceptionally, quickly.

My 2 births were 2 hours and 15 minutes respectively.

Not sure about fast, in our case it always seems to be slow 30 hours + with complications usually!

I wish. My DM had quick labours, mine was two days.

My family is a history of large lazy babies, 4 day long inductions and looooong 30hr+ labor. I'm not looking forward to it!

Totally anecdotal but all of my mum's labours were fast and mine was very fast!

Watching!! My mum and sister have had quick labours so I'm hoping! The morning sickness thing is hereditary so I don't see why labour can't be!

Not sure about DM but my Dsis and I could not have been more different. Mine arrived quickly and on time. Longest labour was 6 hours. Dsis overdue with both, had to be induced and really long labours.

There is a general trend yes. It's not a guarantee though. Just you're more likely to follow a pattern set by the women who've gone before. In my case, my mother had two easy, fairly quick labours. I had two extremely difficult and v long labours, both resulting in emcs.

Mum and maternal grandmas all

Hypermobility can cause fast labour hypermobility.org/help-advice/pregnancy/

Squirrels, do you mind me asking, how did your mum die?

Not my mum, my grandma (mums mum). Cancer, 69.

My mum genuinely thought any longer than 2 hours in labour wasn't normal. Apparently both her labours were very short.

My sister was textbook 10 hours from first twinge to delivery. I had PROM followed by 24 hours of minor twinges then a hellish emcs.

So no, not for us, sorry :)

Sorry to ask Chasing, just there are some conditions associated with Hypermobility that cause heart problems. As I thought it was your mum assumed sh'd been v young when died.

My mum laboured quickly with all three, and I have too with both babies. Perhaps it does in my family.

My mum and sister had 7 under-4hr labours between them. Mine was 23hrs ????

That's ok :)

My mum laboured quickly. Her third child was nearly born in the back of an ambulance.
I'm the same. Second child born in under an hour!
Good luck.

took my Mum under 6 hours from first contraction to have me.

I, on the other hand, took 3 DAYS with my first. Second was quicker at 9 hours from first contraction.

Lots of different experiences! Very interesting, thank you all. Fingers crossed I take after the women in the family and PPP this one out reasonably fast (but not too fast... )