i just have a quick query - is labour time genetic. i.e. my mum gave birth to me in 3 hours and my sister in 4 (and i'm really hoping that i'm the same) - does anyone know if there is any fact behind this rumour.
I doubt it... My mother had her first child with only 2-3 hours in labour. Her second went for an hour, with her being slowed down the entire time. My sister spent 18 hours in labour...
It would be nice if it were true and I could expect a quick, easy labour like my mother, though!
Mum had two quick labours, and one 40 hour labour with a posterior bub. I have had two quick labours. My sister who was the posterior bub, had a posterior bub and a 40 hour labour! History can repeat....
My mum had 4 quick labours (my brother was born in the ambulance, didn't make it to the hospital in time!). My sister had a quick 4 hour labour and they told me I would have had a quick one too. My waters broke and contractions 5 minutes apart straight away but I had to have c/s due to placenta praevia. So, yes, think history can repeat....
My mum had a 34 hour labour with me, her first, a 3.5 hours labour with #2 and an hour with #3.
I had a 36+ hour labour with DS and am hoping for a nice quick one this time.
My mum had 4 vaginal births, labours, in chronological order, were 9 hours, 7 hours, 4 hours and 96 hours. My labour with DD was 15 hours from Go to Woah, under 4 hours active phase.
Mum was in labour with me for 35 hours, and my sis for 6, and my yougest bro for 6hr VBAC (a PPROM c/s, no labour, with my other bro).
I had a 42 hours labour... interestingly... since I was the longest with my mum.
From what i can tell from everyones responses it really isn't genetic, you might be lucky and have quick births too but can also go the other way. i can only
Hoobley- O.M.G. 96 hours. the thought is enough to put the fear of god into me. your poor mum, that would be so utterly exhausting.
here's hoping for quick births all round for us all.
However, mum's labours;
Me - 8 hours,
Bro - 2 hours
Bro2 - 48 mins
Twins - < 4 hrs - all the while they were trying to stop the labour as they were 33wks gestation.
LOL mustangsachy - that was my sister! She was 4 weeks late (mum was 44weeks PG!) and was born on my mothers own birthday. I once asked her "were you surprised she came on your birthday?" and she replied "Yes, because she was due at the end of October (came Nov 26th). And my birthday was on Thursday and my waters broke on Monday!". She said she walked her out - by the sounds of it sis was in a weird position and it took 4 days of labour to get her into the right position, then she came fast. She was born at home so i think mum found it ok, tiring, but not like having to be out of the house in a hospital for all that time at least.
My mum had 3 bubs and her longest labour was 4 hours. I had my hopes up, but nup, wasn't to be for me! My first labour was 37 hours and my second was 16 hours. If only hey?
ETA - Funnily enough my mum nearly had my sister in the hospital toilet and my sister nearly had her DD in the hospital toilet!
I was counting on the genetic thing to kick in... but nope not for me. Mum had a 6hr labour with me, no tears or cuts, and 4hrs with my brother. Mum gave birth two weeks before her edd on both occasions. I was in labour for 27hrs, emergency c/s and 41wks so definatley not like my mum
My labour was the length of all three of my mum's put together + more.
I went into pre-term labour at 28weeks after my waters broke, and they stopped it a few times during 2 weeks before they just let him come. My labour time, recorded on my disharge papers is 344.25 hours. But I only count the last 20 hours, because thats when it REALLY hurt
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labour time is genetic??
But I only count the last 20 hours, because thats when it REALLY hurt
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