Pushing!
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Topic: Pushing!
Posted By: JessDub
Subject: Pushing!
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 8:43am
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How long did you push for your first babe and then subsequent births?
I'm interested to know as I was pushing for two hours with DS before they ventoused him, moved his head slightly and he popped out. My MW assures me I won't be pushing that long a second time around. Really hope not! ------------- 
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Posted By: Two_Puddle_Ducks
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 9:06am
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10 minutes first time and don't know about second time yet ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: _Deb_
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 9:55am
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#1, 1hr 45mins, ventouse delivery.
#2, 15mins. ------------- 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 10:59am
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i cant remember wether it was 15 or 45 mins with my first - he was ventouse in the end.
but my second child - five pushes and he was out! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 12:34pm
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20 mins with my first and about the same with my second but only because he stuck his arms out sideways (while they were still inside iykwim) so I had issues delivering his shoulders. -------------  
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Posted By: J&Ls mum
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 12:53pm
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Over and hour with the first (ventouse/forceps delivery)
Not too long with the second (ventouse delivery) ------------- J - born 26th April 2008 and L - born 3rd Sept 2010 http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 12:58pm
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Just over 2 hours first time
4 or 5 pushes second time, about 5mins all up  (but the whole active labour was only an hour!)-------------  
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 1:05pm
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2 1/2 hours with #1
6 minutes with #2 ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Delli
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 1:39pm
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About 45mins with #1 and less than 6mins with #2. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: JessDub
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 2:45pm
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Great, definitely a trend of shorter pushing during #2 births. That's something that makes me feel better about it all. -------------
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Posted By: kellie
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 3:22pm
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1 hour which ended up with ventouse.
I'm also glad to see the trend!! ------------- 
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 4:15pm
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#1 - 45 mins
#2 - 15 mins #3 - 5 mins (I think, it wasn't long anyway) ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: pudgy
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 5:37pm
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Both mine were 15 minutes ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 7:50pm
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ooooh I like this trend too!!! More comments please. Can I high jack and also ask compared to your first how was your second, i'm asking as I found the first time really scary and i'm just wondering as i've done it once whether it won't be so scary second time round ------------- 
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Posted By: Bexee
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 8:02pm
| Three minutes for my first... will be interesting to see if it is quicker for number two! |
Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 8:10pm
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3 minutes - wow -------------
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 8:22pm
Wow interesting most people are quicker 2nd time! That terrifies me lol, took me 14mins to push DD out (always thought it was 17mins till I read my birth notes the other week). Maybe this one will just fall out  hope yours is a lot quicker though!------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: boys.boys.boys.boys
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 8:54pm
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Number 1 - approx 1 minute, literally 2 pushes
Number 2 - approx 30 seconds the next one I will just sneeze....!! ------------- 4 boys!! 7 years, 5 years, 2 years and 8 weeks... |
Posted By: Jessica
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 8:59pm
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I think it was an hour with number 1 and about 10 min with number 2, will be interesting to see what happens with this one ------------- 
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Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 13 February 2011 at 9:10pm
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Fiona, 2nd birth was way better. I had a horrible first birth and spent most of my MW sessions debriefing and making plans for if it all turned to sh*t again. It meant we were both on the same wavelength and had all the contingencies up our sleeve. The second one started the same as the first (induction not working) but my MW was involved and kept the communication going. Day 3, she sped it up, including things that I was really reluctant to do, but b/c we'd discussed it all and she knew what my fears and priorities were, she was able to re-explain them to me and talk me through how she was going to manage it to a) get my baby out but b) minimise the risk of ongoing intervention. She succeeded :) For me, the relationship we had was really important b/c I trusted her. The other thing that really helped was the support. I had DH there, and a friend who was my birth support and advocate when need be. Afterward, I found out she had questioned my MW when she was starting the Synto b/c she knew I had been really reluctant. All 3 (+the MW student) were all so encouraging and believed in me (and made me believe in myself) which was really really helpful. ------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Caro07
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 8:44am
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DS#1 2hrs
DS#2 3 pushes! Fiona - very different labours. 1st labour was about 36hrs so rather than scared I was just tired and thinking baby was never going to come. 2nd time was much faster and I probably found that more scary. I dilated from 3cm to him being born in an hour so it was really intense. I guess it depends on your birth experience. ------------- Caroline, SAHM to 2 boys, S (4 years old) and J (2 years old) 
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 9:55am
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first baby...was pushing for about 45 minutes
second baby-about 6 minutes Second was MUCH MUCH quicker ,very intense and felt a bit shell shocked afterwards,but that seems to be common with second babies ------------- 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 11:13am
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#1 birth was hideous, long (23 1/2hrs)and ended with forceps delivery and lots of sticthes - godness knows how long I pushed for, it was ages.
#2 was perfect drug free natural birth, 9 hrs total labour- pushed for maybe 1 1/2hrs I think- I was 10cm and pushing before I went to hospital, and then was another hr til he was born. No stitches at all. |
Posted By: mumtooboys
Date Posted: 14 February 2011 at 4:02pm
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DS1 - 1 hour
DS2- 9 minutes. I was actively pushing with DS1, DS2 so not. LOL I think in the end it was about 5 pushes and I say I wasn't actively pushing that much because I distinctly remember DP saying "what's that" in relation to a 'shadow' in the pool and it was DS2's hair and thinking "how the hell did that happen without me noticing???!" 
Second labour/birth in general was much better, even though he was bigger, heavier and longer than DS1...though too fast again and shock this time was worse than with DS1. Not that there will be a next one, but if there was I expect that one will get sneezed out though if I am honest I'd actually really hope that things went really slowly; and by slowly I mean about 7 hours instead of just under 4 and just under 2 with the other 2. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 6:23am
Goodness!! Better stay away from the pepper next time round, huh?
No. 1 was about 15 minutes here. No 2 hasn't happened yet -------------   
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rosieh wrote:Posted By: Kalimirella
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 11:32am
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Hmm for me was 50mins with the first and the 2nd we shall see.
I was wondering if the size of your baby (first vs 2nd or more) affected the time to push. Just cause DD was quite a large baby. ------------- Kiara is 3 and Teagan is 2, now we're expecting our long awaited 3rd! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 11:41am
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Jacob was not huge, but large - 9lb 1oz - and he was 15 mins. In saying that, it all happened too fast, I did tear a fair amount. -------------
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 12:08pm
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First and only baby about an hour in the water, no tearing thankfully. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 1:44pm
#2 (9lb 2oz) was a little heavier than #1 (8lb 13oz) but with a slightly smaller head, so she was pretty easy to push out. Funnily enough I found it harder to push #3 out (even though he didn't take very long) and he was lighter with a smaller head circ! 
Fiona - #1 active labour was about 12 hours (early labour was about 12 hours on top of that though). Even though I'd read a fair bit about birth and other women's experiences, I don't think anything could have prepared me for what it was actually like. #2 was about 3 hours active, and I felt more in control as I had a good idea of what to expect. #3 was about 5 hours active and I got a little discouraged at 1 point as I got in the pool too early and it slowed my contractions down. ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 1:45pm
Ahahaha, that literally made me LOL ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 2:09pm
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Im planning on sneezing this one out.....
My bigger baby was easier to push out than my smaller baby -------------
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Posted By: queenbean
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 3:10pm
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Number one was 15 minutes of pushing but a very long labour.
Number two was 6 minutes pushing and a fast, intense labour. -------------   
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 5:24pm
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my 1st was 13hrs labour(he was full posterior) once he turned I pushed for 30mins and he was out.
my 2nd was 50mins active labour and 5mins was pushing. 3rd was 3hr active labour i think 10mins was pushing.he had his head on a slight wrong angle but it rightened at 7cms and he was out 15mins later. and my 4th was 2.5hrs that was the whole labour the others I had build up. i know i didnt push for long but back up midwife didnt note as much down as my usual mw did. wonder if dh can remember(doubt it) ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |
Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 15 February 2011 at 10:54pm
lol me tooo!!! And I probably shouldnt cos my DS pushing time was 6 minutes  Number 2 is in the making at the moment but when that happens I think I'll be camping next to the hospital towards the end of that pregnancy 
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Posted By: mumtooboys
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 11:53am
I think it has more to do about position of both YOU and the baby. Apparently posterior babies are harder to get out and I know with DS1 I was flat on my back, pushing 'uphill' and that can mean it takes longer as well. I reckon it would have been about 15 minutes less if I had just got past that 'ring of fire' the first or second time instead of waiting for about another 5 contractions...ooh and hadn't been flat on my back!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: princesspumpkin
Date Posted: 16 February 2011 at 12:23pm
| With DS I pushed for 2 1/2 hours, then he was delivered with a ventouse...hoping not to repeat that experience!!! |
Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 17 February 2011 at 10:44pm
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yeah i dont think size plays much in it, obvious some large babies maybe harder. but for myself
7lb2oz - 30mins pushing - but after 13hrs of posterior labour I was to tired to give a crap about pushing and kept going to sleep. 8lb8oz - 4-5mins pushing - he was in perfect position came so quickly even waters didnt have time to break lol. 6lb14oz - 10mins pushing - I think his smaller size made pushing a bit harder. 9lb9oz - im not actually sure i remember my waters broke which for me has always been very last thing to happen if at all and the next think i was told his head was out. but im certain it was 5-10min. I actually think a bit of weight in baby helps as the uterus doesnt have to contract as hard. both my small babys were much more intense than my big babies. ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 7:07am
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This is interesting.
#1 was 22 mins #2 was 8 mins I think it was quicker with the second cause I didn't fight the weird feeling of pushing bubs out. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: boys.boys.boys.boys
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 8:02am
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I must admit, this is one of those 'things they dont tell you about labour'... I thought I was perfectly normal with my pushing times. It's amazing how much it varies between babies and woman too!
My total labour times and weights were... no.1 - 6hrs 15mins, 6pd 11oz, lying on my back no.2 - around 5hrs, 7pd, lying on my back LOL about the pepper hopes!! imagine if that could be true!! A friends relative had six kids or something and reckoned that she never had any labour pains, just felt like she needed to go to the toilet and low and behold there was a baby!!! Seems hard to believe it could happen!! ------------- 4 boys!! 7 years, 5 years, 2 years and 8 weeks... |
Posted By: Inlove28
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 9:12pm
Same here, Im going water again! -------------  http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 9:22pm
Wow - was that from first contraction? Jacob took about 12 / 14 hours, depending on whether you count from first actual contraction or from when they got about five mins apart. You do things fast! -------------
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 18 February 2011 at 9:41pm
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1st baby: days and days of labour, then 17 hours at the hospital, 2 hours pushing before episiotomy and forceps delivery. Gas and epidural used.
2nd baby: one day of labour, 4 hours at the hospital, 5 mins pushing before baby came flying out. No pain relief needed, and had minimal stitches. I was terrified of having another baby, after my horrendous first labour/birth experience. But second babies are 'always' easier (is what my MW told me) and it seems I stuck to that rule. It's amazing how empowering a birth experience can be when you are feeling in control. I'm so thankful that I had another baby so I know what it's like to have a 'nice' birth experience! ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: boys.boys.boys.boys
Date Posted: 19 February 2011 at 9:02am
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No. 1 my waters broke at 4am (exactly, I was quite surprised!), contractions started at around 10 mins, by the time I woke DH at 5-5.30am they were 5mins and 1.30mins long
No.2 my waters broke 7.30pm the night before (literally while I was putting Micah in his cot, gushing everywhere, I wasnt sure what to do!!! whether I should leave him and run or finish saying good night to him!! I think I ran, then turned around and went back after being half way to the bathroom!!). I had no contractions until after 5pm the next day, despite CTGs and was just about to get induced (Syntocin, had the lure and everything) when contractions decided to start! Funny Littlebug, I found labour no 2 worse, I think I had this nice 'I know what I'm doing and it's not too bad' thing about labour after no.1 and then contractions for no.2 came along and I was like, oh heck, that's right, they hurt!!! ------------- 4 boys!! 7 years, 5 years, 2 years and 8 weeks... |