Mine was slow and steady. My waters started leaking about 7 hours before contractions started, so I had that time to prepare myself and get excited that things were happening. I could always talk between my contractions up until pushing. I feel as though my labour was perfect for me, I would have had a hard time handling it if contractions were more intense and on top of each other from the start. At one point at home I got in the bath and contractions got further apart so I got out! I didn't feel like I needed the break and didn't want to slow things down. From first contraction the labour was 11 hours and I stayed home for 6 of those. Pushing was around 20 mins, I'd do it again in a heartbeat