My neighbor had a baby yesterday. (SQUEE!)
She pushed for 45 minutes.
When I had a baby I pushed for 4 minutes.
If you’ve had a baby, how long did you push?
If you’ve adopted, how long did you have to wait between the birth and to being able to hold your baby?
If you’ve never had a baby and want to know how I got away with only pushing for 4 minutes, it’s because there is a God, and He loves me.
Yeah, it has nothing to do with hot. But given there are thousands of babies born everyday I’m just wondering how long it took most of them to get here.



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Baby number 1: 45 minutes
Baby number 2: 1 nano second
But I love them both the same.
By AMomTwo Boys on 08.23.08 11:20 pm | Permalink
Baby #1: hours in labor, 44; time pushing, 0. C-section.
Baby #2: hours in labor, 20; time pushing, 0. Another C.
Next time, if there is a next time, NO LABOR THANKS!
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By mayberry on 08.23.08 11:26 pm | Permalink
With Goosey I pushed for about a 1/2 hour & with Lulu I pushed twice. I don’t know how someone can go through childbirth, look into their child’s eyes and not believe in God!
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By Lisa on 08.23.08 11:32 pm | Permalink
I pushed for 40 min
BUT—I had NO CLUE I was in labor until 2 nurses came running in (I was on the monitor in the hospital for an induction the next morning for my BP) saying I was having constant contractions. Sure enough I was 4 cm dilated! WooHoo! Got my epidural and never once felt any pain! That’s my kinda labor!!
The 3rd degree tear on the other hand…..not my kinda thing!
By Casey G on 08.23.08 11:34 pm | Permalink
Okay - I almost feel embarrassed here. I pushed for almost 2.5 hours, and I hated almost every minute of it. DS was on my belly in an instant, though, and it didn’t seem so bad!
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By Heidi on 08.23.08 11:40 pm | Permalink
Baby 1 was 2 hours of pushing, but an hour and a half was to no avail - she was stuck. Baby 2 was a c section and it was about 5 or 6 hours before I was able to hold her.
4 minutes! I’m impressed!
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By Maria on 08.23.08 11:43 pm | Permalink
With G-Bob, I was in the hospital two days before having him. They pumped full of virtually anything they thought would get me into a steady labor. Finally did…pushed for more than two hours and almost had emergency-C. And I tore so bad the doctor said to me, “Have your babies, then we’ll talk about reconstruction surgery.” (I mean WTF?!). With Peapod, it was over in less than four pushes.
By Angie on 08.23.08 11:44 pm | Permalink
Baby 1: Two days before due date, 12 hour labor, 8 minutes of pushing (3 contractions).
Baby 2: Two days after due date, 5 hour labor, 7 minutes of pushing (again 3 contractions).
As much as my body hated being pregnant, it apparently knows how to deliver babies efficiently!!
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By heather on 08.23.08 11:48 pm | Permalink
With my son I was in really painful back labor for about 24 hours before I got to push. I pushed for about 45 minutes I think, and that part didn’t hurt at all. Not what I was expecting, but I’ll take it! I did tear though.
By MaryAnne on 08.23.08 11:50 pm | Permalink
i was blessed, pushed with my first for 30 minutes, second kid took 3 pushes not sure how long. you deserved only 4 minutes b/c of the hell of the pregnancy.
i loved giving birth. loved it. will miss it.
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By feener on 08.23.08 11:53 pm | Permalink
No labor.
No pushing.
No tearing.
No episiotomy.
4 scheduled c-sections :0)
(First baby weighed 10lbs. 6oz.)
By Jill on 08.23.08 11:57 pm | Permalink
No pushing cause I have NO BABY.
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By Marty on 08.23.08 11:59 pm | Permalink
Son: 4.5 hrs labor, about 10 minutes of pushing
Daughter: 1.5 hrs of labor, three pushes (maybe two minutes? I don’t know; the whole labor was kind of a blur)
Mah hips were made for birthin’ babies, apparently.
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By MommyTime on 08.23.08 11:59 pm | Permalink
With Angela is was 15 min, with Hannah it was about only two contractions so about 1 minute lol give or take a few seconds
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By Liam Craig on 08.23.08 11:59 pm | Permalink
Girl #1: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Girl #2: 4 pushes, God bless her
The impressive part about that is she was NINE AND A HALF POUNDS. Hooray for my wide pelvis.
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By all things bd on 08.24.08 12:02 am | Permalink
Oh, delurking!
It took 23 hours between my water breaking and me being ready to push, but once I was ready Carla was born in two minutes!
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By Gry on 08.24.08 12:04 am | Permalink
I was in labor for about 12 hours, had him on his due date at 3 in the afternoon. I pushed for 1 hour and 40 minutes, but it didn’t seem like a long time at all, and all in all it was a very easy pleasant experience.
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By Rachael on 08.24.08 12:05 am | Permalink
45 minutes? I just passed out.
Holy cow!
4 minutes with Monkey
5 minutes with Princess.
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By rachel on 08.24.08 12:07 am | Permalink
My good friend had her first baby about 12 weeks early. She was in labor all day but didn’t know it until she called her mom and her mom told her to get her butt to the hospital. They parked in 15 minute parking. She had the baby so quickly that her husband had time to run down and move the car before they got ticketed. (They went to a hospital downtown where parking is a beast). Despite the baby being so early, he was about five pounds.
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By Sherry on 08.24.08 12:14 am | Permalink
#1 crowned after 20 minutes of pushing, but was stuck for the next 2 1/2 hours of pushing (that hurt…for a LONG time afterwards…)
#2 came out after 2 contractions (I felt so good I would have left the hospital right away if they would have let me!)
#3 about 5 minutes
#4 about 5 minutes
By Doing My Best on 08.24.08 12:40 am | Permalink
Baby #1 approx 90 minutes
Baby #2 less than 10 minutes
Total labor after water breaking:
Baby #1 19 hours
Baby #2 9 hours
Wonder what the records are
By midwestmommy on 08.24.08 12:41 am | Permalink
#1: 45 minutes then the $%^& doctor convinced me to get an episiotomy. I think she was in a hurry because the baby was not in any distress and 45 minutes isn’t that long. Think major episiotomy, I was 24 years, young, poor, and stupid. No episiotomies ever again.
#2: Got several extra doses of epidural until they discovered it was inserted incorrectly and only hitting one side. When they got it right, I was numb to my neck. I sat at 10 cm for 2 hours during a shift change and never felt an urge to push. Midwife finally said let’s try. Less than 2 minutes and 4 pushes later ,I was high and convulsing with laughter and literally laughed her out. I think gravity did most of the work and I had no one tear.
#3: 20 minutes: Jerk of anesthesiolologist turned off the epidural, unbeknownst to me just as I went to push. The nurse said he always did that and he thought third time moms should know the deal. What the living heck? I think he just wanted to leave early like the doctor from my first delivery. So I pushed and could swear I was screaming. Li’l Man was delivered natural at TEN POUNDS ONE OUNCE, 21 INCHES, AND 14-1/2 CM HEAD. gAH!!! I saw the video later and I was almost deathly silent.
Even without drugs, I never, ever felt the urge to push any of my kids out. I always had to be told to try to push, weird, huh? My sister is so overcome with the urge that she delivered in her car.
By Scout's Honor on 08.24.08 1:11 am | Permalink
I didn’t get to push with my first. I delivered her feet and her legs on the way to the hospital, only oopsie! That was the wrong way so we had an emergency c-section.
With my second, he was a little beast, 8 lbs 11 oz, so even though he was my second he was my first time pushing. I push for 1 hour to get him out, thought they were going to have to get the JAWS of LIFE to pry him from my womb. And when they put him in my arms I thought, “I have given birth to a 3 month old!” (My daughter was really small, only 9lbs at 5 months!)
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By a.men on 08.24.08 1:17 am | Permalink
All doctors have said I am “born to bear.”
4 childbirths, no drugs, 3 or 4 pushes a piece.
5th childbirth? Nothing left to prove with the whole stupid “natural childbirth” thing, had an epidural, still just a few pushes.
“Born to bear,” indeed.
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By Stacey @ Happy Are We on 08.24.08 1:18 am | Permalink
1st- baby posterior, 2 1/2 hrs of pushing finally assisted with an episiotomy and the vacuum
2nd- 3 contractions, maybe five minutes
3rd- a bit of a blur, pushing for maybe 10 minutes
4th- being baked, but will think of the shorter, easier births for the next eight months
By Jade on 08.24.08 1:32 am | Permalink
No pushing/contracting/labor here. Just one perfectly sweet adopted little love. She was born at 3:10pm, and in my arms by 3:30pm. Thanks to her fantastic birth mom, we were able to witness her miraculous birth, and hubby even was able to cut her umbilical cord. Two LONG days later we brought her home and we’ve been lovin’ on her ever since.
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By Cassie on 08.24.08 1:38 am | Permalink
Baby #1 20 min
Baby #2 4 min (Dr. “you’re pushing too fast!”
Baby #3 born in hallway as I walked into hospital (head popped right out into my pants) so I don’t know–FAST
Baby #4 1 min
I am the super-pusher. You mark a spot on the wall and I’ll hit it with that baby–
Watch out!
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By April on 08.24.08 2:47 am | Permalink
Oh- and side note. Had three babies over 8 1/2 lbs. and one almost a pound lighter.
The pound made no difference. They were all the same– hurt like *%#@.
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By April on 08.24.08 2:51 am | Permalink
#1- many hours.
#2- 45 min
#3- several hours
By kat on 08.24.08 3:12 am | Permalink
Does it count if I comment on the birth of my niece IN INDY? i think i should get extra points for the in indy part…
she was born about 45 min after my sister arrived at the hospital, a month early. she was in a hurry to join us. Totally healthy and happy, which we are all very thankful for. Gracie is the love of all our lives, and I’m glad that she waited at least that long to come into this world.
I myself have never had a baby, but i would like know if the other family stories are real and (like my sister, and my mom for any 3 of us, or my aunts…) i won’t have time for an epidural (!!eek!!) or if i don’t have to worry as much as i think i should…. actually, writing this makes me more freaked out that NO ONE in my fam has had an epi! me = screwed, no? I guess I’ll only find out for myself… just a tad scary…
By April on 08.24.08 4:02 am | Permalink
Apparently, I’m just not good at this whole baby thing. I pushed for 2 1/2 hour with #1 and 2 hours with #2. I’m kind of hoping #3 just falls out.
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By Bridget on 08.24.08 5:29 am | Permalink
I had severe preeclampsia resulting in my daughter being born by emergency c-section 6 weeks early. She immediately went to the NICU and I went to recovery so I didn’t get to see her until 30 hours later. I did a lot of crying during that 30 hours.
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By Christy on 08.24.08 7:11 am | Permalink
9 1/2 months of pregnancy (2 weeks late). 8 1/2 months of puking. 22.5 hours of labor (that’s just counting after the water broke). 30 minutes of pushing. Lots of not fun tearing. = 1 Really cute kid.
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By nicole on 08.24.08 7:45 am | Permalink
#1 - no nothing; water broke a day before scheduled c-section; had c-section (breech)
#2 - attempted a VBAC; after 2 days of labor and 4 hours of exhausted, extended, painful, baby-going-nowhere pushing, had another c-section (she was just shy of 10 pounds)
#3 - scheduled c-section
#4 - went into labor 2 days before scheduled c-section; c-section then performed
End of my labor stories. 4 is my limit. There’s a chance three was my limit, but I’m blessed with 4, so we’ll see how that works out.
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By Aileen on 08.24.08 8:14 am | Permalink
No labor
No pushing
but two long trips and thirty days spent in Russia
painful and mind numbing international adoption redtape that lead us to our beautiful 18 month old Russian princess, now about to turn four.
Parenthood no matter how it happens is a miracle all the same
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By Lauri on 08.24.08 8:17 am | Permalink
Almost 4 hours!!! Then she brought in the blessed vacuum!
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By Jeanelle on 08.24.08 8:32 am | Permalink
4 minutes? Oh I hope! We’re still waiting here for our baby to decide it’s time to come. Any day now would sure be nice. Then I’ll be back to let you know how the pushing went.
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By ashlee on 08.24.08 8:50 am | Permalink
Son #1: Labor for 22 hours with one hour + of pushing.
Son #2: Labor 12 hours, and then a C-section.
I’m way jealous of your 4 minutes, that is awesome!!!
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By Nicole on 08.24.08 8:53 am | Permalink
I pushed for 45 minutes. 4 minutes? That is impressive.
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By Jen on 08.24.08 8:54 am | Permalink
#1 baby–37 hour of labor (yes 37, that’s not a typo) and over an hour and twenty minutes of pushing.
#2 baby–10 hours of labor, 14 minutes of pushing.
#3 baby– 8 hours of labor, no pushing (C-section instead)
By Ami on 08.24.08 9:01 am | Permalink
After 14 hours of labor, I pushed 3 times and she was out, all 8lbs 5oz of her.
By Memphislis on 08.24.08 9:06 am | Permalink
I pushed for 90 minutes. 4 minutes sure would have been nice!
By Kristin on 08.24.08 9:22 am | Permalink
2 c-sections = no pushing but a whole LOT of someone else tugging on the innards. And flopping the stomach onto the chest so they can see what they are doing.
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By Anna Marie on 08.24.08 9:24 am | Permalink
3 hours pushing with the first - 2.5 hours pushing with the second. Neither ended in a section.
Both times this was after about 10 hours of labor beforehand.
Do I win?
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By Annie on 08.24.08 9:24 am | Permalink
I pushed for 20 minutes with kid number one. I pushed two times with kid number two. It totally rocked!
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By Angela on 08.24.08 9:36 am | Permalink
I’ve been posting all about my baby stories lately since I have another one I’m about to push out. Out of my three, the longest I had to push was about 10-15 minutes and he was a big baby. My last one’s whole body literally came out all at once in one push. I am hoping for something like that with this next one!
Steph
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By Adventures In Babywearing on 08.24.08 10:02 am | Permalink
One push for Wasabi Girl. She’s a natural gymnast and came out, stuck her landing, and did that hands-in-the-air thing.
Jungle Boy, her twin, got lost. We all started yelling “move towards the light!” but typical male, he stubbornly refused to listen to directions. The door started to close. The doctor reached her hand in - up to the elbow and could only feel his fingertips. He traveled up into my neck. Emergency C-Section. Still couldn’t reach him. Classical C-Section, which means “gutted like a fish” to get that guy out.
Do I win?
By threeundertwo on 08.24.08 10:04 am | Permalink
# 1 daughter: induced due to her supposed “huge” weight. After being at the hospital and awake for 24 hours, started pushing. After 4 hours of pushing, ended up with a C-section and a baby that weighed 7 lbs, 2 oz. Whoops! No huge baby.
#2 daughter - scheduled C-section 19 months after #1. Should have had them put in a zipper the 1st time.
By Sue on 08.24.08 10:05 am | Permalink
30 hours betch.
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By Oh, The Joys on 08.24.08 10:29 am | Permalink
I pushed the first one for an hour after 23 hours of labor. The 10lb stinker wouldn’t budge, so emergency c-section.
The second one was a blessed 0 minutes of labor and 0 pushes with a scheduled repeat section.
Thank God for narcotics!
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By Debbie on 08.24.08 10:49 am | Permalink
I pushed for three hours, after being awake for three days. It was not fun.
By wrongshoes on 08.24.08 11:08 am | Permalink
Baby 1 was c-section
Baby 2, pushed for 2 hours, 15 minutes
Baby 3, pushed twice for (maybe?) 5 minutes. As I like to say, “the road was paved” by then.
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By Fairly Odd Mother on 08.24.08 11:20 am | Permalink
Baby 1: 10 hours of labor, 45 minutes pushing. The epidural made it all quite easy.
Babies 2 & 3: 5 hours labor, and then they sliced me open to yank them out, no pushing needed.
I preferred the pushing.
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By Insta-mom on 08.24.08 11:22 am | Permalink
Hmm, I don’t remember exactly, but I believe with my daughter, I only pushed about 10 minutes, after 8 hours of (induced) labor. And with my son, I know I pushed no more than 5 minutes after 1 hour and 23 minutes of (non-induced) labor. I’m kind of scared with baby number 3.
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By Amie on 08.24.08 11:24 am | Permalink
I pushed #1 for 2 hours. I pushed #2 maybe 5 pushes (however long that takes). I’m hoping #3 will be even quicker.
By Hillary - The Queen I Am Not on 08.24.08 11:32 am | Permalink
Labor: 17.5 hours
Pushing: 3 hours
End result: C-section
How old my baby was when I saw her for the first time: 6.5 hours old
By Erin Marie on 08.24.08 11:38 am | Permalink
4 hours of labour start to finish, two pushing contractions. Still thought I was going to die!
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By Loving Danger on 08.24.08 11:42 am | Permalink
Labour - 42.5 hours
Without Pain relief - 36 hours, the time it took the midwife to decide he was stuck due to being positioned posterior (back to back) with me and I need some help
Time with the epidural that the doctor injected wrongly so only affected my left side - 6.5 hours
Time pushing - 45 mins!
(they told me I had 60 mins to deliver or they’d send me for a c-section so i pushed HARD!)
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By Steph on 08.24.08 11:43 am | Permalink
26 hours labor, 4 hours pushing, was induced, had baby naturally.
By Jess on 08.24.08 12:03 pm | Permalink
I pushed for an hour, but since I had an epidural, it was a party. I was just so excited to have the pushing part over so I could see the baby!
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By Erin on 08.24.08 12:16 pm | Permalink
I pushed for 45 min w/ #1 and don’t remember #2.
Ha - #2… She’s not really poo.
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By A Whole Lot of Nothing on 08.24.08 12:18 pm | Permalink
I never pushed, because just shortly after arriving to the hospital and getting my epidural I was whisked back to the OR for an emergency C-section!
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By Kelly on 08.24.08 12:21 pm | Permalink
Chicky - 2 hours
C.C. - 1 hr 15 mins.
God does not love me. Or my vagina.
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By Chicky Chicky Baby on 08.24.08 12:47 pm | Permalink
My daughter is adopted from China. We had to wait 12 months 3 days to hold her.
By Catherine on 08.24.08 12:59 pm | Permalink
Baby number one: pushed about 3 hours after 36 in labor, ended in C-section.
Baby two: pushed around 2 hours, another c-section.
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By Beth - total mom haircut on 08.24.08 1:19 pm | Permalink
2 1/2 hours-no product-emergency c-section
By Angie on 08.24.08 2:15 pm | Permalink
Boy 1=2 1/2 hours.
Boy 2= They told me not to push for 20 min. then to push-twice I think. Quick, that one.
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By Headless Mom on 08.24.08 2:24 pm | Permalink
I don’t know exactly how long it was timewise- but my guess is well under 10 minutes both times.
When I hit transition the babies were born within 20 minutes- like 6cm to delivered BAM.
Seemed long at the time lol- but really, it was very fast.
By Leah on 08.24.08 2:41 pm | Permalink
I will agree to have a baby if I can only push for 4 minutes.
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By Rhi on 08.24.08 3:13 pm | Permalink
labor” #1 - 8hrs, #2 6hrs
told “don’t push!” while they hurried to find the OB
both born after no more than 5 contractions
#3 has 4 more weeks, so we’ll see how that goes.
By Lisa in TX on 08.24.08 3:39 pm | Permalink
The Papoosekin was out after only 19 minutes of pushing. Soooo many women have cursed me for that, so I always thought it was really short for a first child. I need to point all those women here! Seems there are plenty of women who were lightning quicker than me, including you!
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By Feather Nester on 08.24.08 4:11 pm | Permalink
I’m almost embarrased at how easy labor and delivery of my son were. The timeline:
6:15 pm: water broke
4 am: labor induced
7 am: epidural placed
7:01 am: fell asleep
10 am: woke up, at 10 cm dilated, and fully effaced
10:30 started pushing
11:00 told to stop pushing because the doctor wasn’t there yet
11:15 Doctor is ready
11:18 DS is born
So, I slept through labor, only pushed about 30 minutes, waited another 15, and out he came!
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By Sara on 08.24.08 4:14 pm | Permalink
1st baby - pushed for 3 hours.
2nd baby - pushed 5 times. About 10 minutes total.
2nd baby instantly became Favourite Baby.
Just kidding.
Sort of.
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By Jen O. on 08.24.08 4:15 pm | Permalink
Baby 1: 2 1/2 hours
Baby 2: 20 minutes
Baby 3: nada (c-section)
Baby 4: 10 minutes
So based on my calculations, on baby number two, you’ll merely have to sneeze and the baby will fall out.
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By chaffinclan on 08.24.08 4:23 pm | Permalink
I pushed for 2.5 hours. And that was with the doctor using the vacuum. The funny thing? I remember looking at the clock and saying, “It’s already been 2 hours?” Felt like 10 minutes.
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By Shannon on 08.24.08 5:00 pm | Permalink
With my daughter:
Labor: 19 hours / Pushing: 30 minutes
With my son:
Water broken to out: 3 1/2 hours / Pushing: 30 minutes
By Sarah on 08.24.08 5:05 pm | Permalink
19 hours labor. No pushing…c-section.
Next time? No labor. No pushing. Just c-section.
You deserved 4 minutes after such a rough pregnancy!
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By Josie on 08.24.08 5:36 pm | Permalink
Baby #1: 17 hours of labor…2 hours of pushing…ended in a C-setion
Baby #2: Scheduled C-section…literally enjoyed every moment.
By delmackandcheese on 08.24.08 7:53 pm | Permalink
Baby 1: I was in labor 11 hours pushed 14 times, baby came out with the help of forceps. Bless my 30 veteren of an OB, otherwise I would have been pushing 1-2 hours. She was 9 lbs. 10 oz
Baby 2: I was in labor 12 hours and he popped out in 3 pushes. He was 9lbs. 3 oz
I was induced and had an epidural with both. Next time I will avoid induction, very painful contractions before the Heavenly Epidural!
By Emmy on 08.24.08 8:00 pm | Permalink
Baby no 1 = can’t remember
Baby no 2 = minutes
Adopt no 1 = 2.5 years
Adopt no 2 = 20 mos
Man am I tired.
By that girl on 08.24.08 8:41 pm | Permalink
#1 - 14 hours of labor, 3 hours pushing and just after I yelled, “give me the episiotomy now!”
#2 - 6 hours of labor, 30 minutes pushing, resulted in his broken collar bone (poor thing!) - that “pop” sound scared me to death!
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By Jacque on 08.24.08 8:58 pm | Permalink
3 hours and 51 minutes. I was 9 minutes from a C-section.
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By Heather, Queen of Shake-Shake on 08.24.08 9:42 pm | Permalink
No pushing - 2 babies - both of my genetics. They were extracted via “abdominal bypass”.
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By Teri on 08.24.08 9:50 pm | Permalink
No pushing, thanks to fetal distress and a c-section, followed by lots of vomiting and many many drugs that put me out for about 12 hours.
Actually, that was probably the best sleep I’ve had since she was born…
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By Ket on 08.24.08 10:00 pm | Permalink
30 min twin A born, 30 more min twin B
20 min baby #3
Babies #4 and #5 were c sect babies (little bugger flipped 2 hours before the induction)
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By Britt on 08.24.08 10:17 pm | Permalink
1 hour and 46 minutes of pushing for three “ten counts” during every single contraction… but my epidural hadn’t worked and I was in tremendous pain, so it felt A LOT longer. I’m hoping it’s a little easier next time around. Four minutes might be asking too much, but I’d settle for an hour or less!
By Melissa on 08.24.08 10:36 pm | Permalink
I beat ya! With my 3rd, and only because this stuff happens after 2 other kids have turned your vagina into an expressway, I say up to get my epidural and accidentally pushed her out. Yeah. she flew out of me, rolled across the bed and tried to bungee jump with the umbilical cord.
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By Anissa@Hope4Peyton on 08.24.08 10:48 pm | Permalink
I pushed for 2.5 long hours. I hope the next one just slides out
By Amber Kirk on 08.24.08 11:54 pm | Permalink
With our Sprogling it was 11 hours of labour (Induced, fell asleep, woke up with contractions every minute and puking on every second one. Rock on!)
and just over 2 hours pushing. Would have been quicker if the nurses had realized I couldn’t feel anything but pressure and had no idea when to push.
By Meaghan on 08.25.08 12:01 am | Permalink
With Grace two pushes and she popped out. After first push Doctor exclaimed to the nurse “We have a pusher, get ready”
John was even faster, I never really pushed. Nurse came in to check me and he was half out. The doctor came racing in in time to catch!
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By Amy on 08.25.08 12:13 am | Permalink
Back Labor 36 hours with posterior baby.
Stalled at 8 cm.
Emergency c-section.
Felt like pushing. ALOT.
Does that count?
By Antonette on 08.25.08 12:15 am | Permalink
If I’m ever pregnant I’m coming to you for tips! 4 minutes sounds amazing… I know I caused my mother 38 hours of labor pains
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By Erika on 08.25.08 12:16 am | Permalink
pooka was about 40 minutes, i think. she crowned at the first push but then got stuck. 35 min later i yelled at the doctor, “cut me!”
bug was a lot faster. i think 4 pushes and a small tear helped.
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By megachick on 08.25.08 8:56 am | Permalink
Cordy was a scheduled c-section because she was breech, so I didn’t push at all.
With Mira, I pushed for all of 10 minutes or less. And much of that was “don’t push yet - we’re not quite ready”. Of course, I was in labor for 21 hours, so that whole pushing thing wasn’t so bad.
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By Christina on 08.25.08 10:50 am | Permalink
Child #1: 48 minutes (stubborn boy)
Child #2: Maybe 5 minutes?
Child #3: One push and done.
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By anna on 08.25.08 11:18 am | Permalink
I pushed for 2 hours exactly. And then had an emergency c-section.
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By Isabel on 08.25.08 12:23 pm | Permalink
Baby #1 pushed 3 hours and then a c-section…
Babies 2-4…all c-section…no pushing…Thank Goodness!!!!
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By hogdogfrog on 08.25.08 1:26 pm | Permalink
I was in induced labor (due to very high blood pressure) for 28 hours and only dilated to 3cm so they told me they were preparing the OR for a c-section. 45 minutes later when they came to take me to the O.R. I was at 9 1/2 cm so they said oh great you can start pushing soon. In total there was 36 hours of labor followed by 3 1/2 hours of pushing. Finally they brought in a Dr. and the vacuum when the Mid Wife decided the baby was sunny side up. I ended up with a 4th degree tear and the most beautiful little girl ever. I am just over two months along with #2 and I hope this birth goes a little easier, 4 minutes would be lovely
By Pixie on 08.25.08 2:50 pm | Permalink
15 minutes… 11 lbs. 1oz. little tub of love!
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By Meredith on 08.25.08 3:21 pm | Permalink
The Jakester was here after about 3 1/2 hours of contractions and 3 pushes (about 2 minutes).
most women hate my sister because of that…haha
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By biddy on 08.25.08 4:01 pm | Permalink
Daughter No. 1: Labor, 24 hours. Pushed for 3 1/2. Third degree tears. Ouch. Plus got hemmoroids later. Thank god for witch hazel.
Daughter No. 2: Labor, 6 hours. Pushed for 30 minutes. Minimal tearing. Fantastico. But she went to NICU for pneumonia for seven days. Would of preferred the first experience to watching my new little girl go through sickness.
By J-Rod on 08.25.08 5:24 pm | Permalink
I’m having a baby in February. Please (PLEASE) let me fall closer towards the nanosecond.
By She Likes Purple on 08.25.08 6:43 pm | Permalink
#1 labor 13.5 hours and pushing time 45 minutes.
#2 labor 6 hours pushing time 5 minutes.
I am a labor and delivery nurse and have witnessed pushing for 4 hours (way too long in my opinion) and no pushing at all!!
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By RN on 08.25.08 7:07 pm | Permalink
I had an emergency C-Section, so no labor or pushing for me. But, I had to wait two long weeks until I held my little baby. Luckily, she was worth the wait.
By heather... on 08.25.08 7:45 pm | Permalink
Three hours of pushing for my daugther Charlotte. I HATE YOU ALL.
My mom pushed me (her firstborn) for 15 minutes, and my brother nearly slid out before she could get into the bed. I HATE HER, TOO.
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By jana on 08.25.08 9:44 pm | Permalink
after more than 18 months of redtape, we are still waiting to finally hold our daughter who will turn one year old next month…
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By kristin on 08.25.08 9:53 pm | Permalink
My first 3 were definitely no longer than 4 minutes. My fourth was a c-section. I feel blessed that I didn’t have to push for hours too!
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By Alyson on 08.25.08 10:15 pm | Permalink
12 hours of labor - no pushing. C-section. I think I held him about 2 hours later - hard to know I was so drugged up.
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By EMama on 08.26.08 5:56 pm | Permalink
First child lots and lots of painful pushing…second child, no pushing at all. Seriously. That child just FLEW out. And it HURT more than anything those few seconds…then no pain at all. It was fabulous.
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By Rhea on 08.26.08 9:24 pm | Permalink
baby #1 36 hours labor, 45 min pushing
baby #2 7 hours labor, 10 min pushing
Baby #2 and I bonded faster. Go figure.
Ems last blog post.."I never look back darling. It distracts form the now."
By Em on 08.28.08 5:16 pm | Permalink
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