1st baby question

rosemary20 · Mar 20, 2010 4:53PM

they say your first baby ur labour is longer at 12-14 hrs.... is this always the case?

My mum had 5 children, we all came out relatively quickly, no way that long.

Just a wondering.

Rosalie777 · Mar 10, 2010 6:31PM

Not always, I just had my first baby and I was in labour for less than 8hours

Baby_B · Mar 11, 2010 9:09AM

I don't think so. Mine was about 12 hours (although they think I may have been in very slow labour for a few days previously) But I know a few people who had very fast first labours - literally 2-3 hours! Equally I know people who were about 18 hours.

Every experience is so different.

charlm · Mar 11, 2010 9:33AM

my first labour was only 3 1/2 hours so i don't think thats very true!!! i've had 3 kids and my longest labour so far has been 7 1/2 hours xxxx

x-plumduff-x · Mar 11, 2010 2:57PM

Hi hun just to say there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason with labour. My friend's first came in 6 hours. My mum was in labour with my younger sister for 17, I was born by emergency c-section so not sure how long she was in labour then.

emma108pd · Mar 12, 2010 5:28AM

i think what you read i general as it all depends on your body so just relax and have a good PG and just take labour as it comes good luck

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PinkToothbrush · Mar 12, 2010 11:24AM

It's different for everyone although my midwife does believe that first babies generally take longer than subsequent babies.

My first labour was 13 1/2 hours from waters breaking to delivery. Active labour was about 8 hours.

wannababy · Mar 12, 2010 3:39PM

my first labout was 5 hours 48 mins in total and my second was just over 6 hours x

charlm · Mar 15, 2010 7:57AM

if you work out labour from waters breaking to giving birth, my 3rd was my longest at just over 48 hours (wasn't in pain tho, just the last 7 1/2 hours), and my second was quickest at 1 min, if that, they literally broke my waters and he followed straight after xxxx

MJ1986andEsmae · Mar 16, 2010 4:18AM

my 1 st was 6hrs 31 mins

no3bump · Mar 16, 2010 4:42AM

my first i was only in established labour for 50 minutes so def not right for me!!!! x

Tubbs · Mar 18, 2010 5:54AM

Hi mine was 11 hours 39 mins total, (5 hours of that was spent at home). I had 39 mins of pushing x Hope the next one goes as smoothly!! xx

_GC_ · Mar 18, 2010 5:59AM

Hi
Although my waters broke at 2am, from contractions starting to DS being born was 4.5 hours and this was my first. My mum also had really quick labours with all three of us. Quite a few march 2010 babies have been quick labours!!

ImpatientUK · Mar 20, 2010 4:09PM

my labour was 2hrs 45min from start to finish (25mins of that was pushing)

mrs_ed · Mar 20, 2010 4:53PM

I had what felt like a fast first labour too. It was 12.5 hours from waters breaking (although they broke a bit more just before she arrived) to lo's arrival. But I went back to bed at the beginning and slept through the first five hours - so not sure if I should count that bit or not!

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