My DD took 31 hours to come into this world. Contractions at 8 minutes apart for the first 12 hours then 5 minutes for at least 8 hours. The rest is a blur apart from the fact in the end it was an epidural after 29 hours after trying gas, having had my waters broken after 22 hours... Ummm can't remember a lot of the blur in-between due to exhaustion.
My DS took 5 hours. 1 hour of 5 minute apart contractions. 3/4 hour 2 minute apart contractions. Then 90 second apart contractions. Fully dialated within 4 1/2 hours from first contractions - 2 hours of being in hospital. Second stage took only 30 minutes compared to over 2 1/2 hours with DD. Only used gas with DS.
Would go back for another child based on DS's labour in a heartbeat even though I was quite scared prior to his arrival based upon DD's labour.
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