For those who had a less than 10hr labour first time around.....

[Ilithyia]

wow, a 10min pushing stage would have been awesome for you after the 2hr pushing stage you had previously. 2hrs is a long time huh! feels like it's never gonna come out and you get exhausted pretty fast.

Yes it was quite different thats for sure.

I didnt really get an urge to push with Briley so it was quite difficult to know where to direct my pushing. But after a few position changes I worked it out. Her position had something to do with this I'd say.

With Colby, I gave a tiny push in transition and her head came down and the urge to push was overwhelming, this time they were telling me not to push but I couldnt! I HAD to!

[Shanti]

I didnt really get an urge to push with Briley so it was quite difficult to know where to direct my pushing. But after a few position changes I worked it out. Her position had something to do with this I'd say.

Yep, that's true about posterior. I've been doing alot of reading about it since being pregnant this time around and trying to avoid a posterior birth again (as it was soooo painful in the back!!!). I have read many times that you don't get a strong urge to push with posterior babies due to the positioning of the head and where it's hitting on the cervix and the nerves in that area....or something like that The MW's were telling me to push but I really had no idea when I needed to push it was all a bit confusing and I was sure I wasn't dilated enough but yep, i was LOL

I'm looking forward to feeling that strong urge to bear down and push this time around!!

[Ilithyia]

Yep, that's true about posterior. I've been doing alot of reading about it since being pregnant this time around and trying to avoid a posterior birth again (as it was soooo painful in the back!!!). I have read many times that you don't get a strong urge to push with posterior babies due to the positioning of the head and where it's hitting on the cervix and the nerves in that area....or something like that The MW's were telling me to push but I really had no idea when I needed to push it was all a bit confusing and I was sure I wasn't dilated enough but yep, i was LOL

I'm looking forward to feeling that strong urge to bear down and push this time around!!

Its an amazing feeling...the urge! Its unlike anything you can imagine. Every fibre in your body is telling you to bear down and push your baby out. Its intense.

We filmed Colbys birth and when I watch it back...You can see how much fear the Midwife put into me about pushing when they didnt want me to. A contraction would start and I would kinda whimper to her and say "here we go again"...but all the words of discouragement in the world couldnt stop nature from taking its course.

I'll never let anyone talk me out of listening to my body again.

[YoYo]

DS labour was induced with the drip....7am, he was born at 3:55pm (lets say 4pm) - so 9 hours....
DD's labour was induced with gel - labour started at 12am, DD was born at 4:30am - so 4.5 hours....

YEP faster...and better too

[Cassius2]

my first labour was 9.5 hours she was LOA

second labour was *about* an hour and half with a 9 minute second stage and she was ROP up until about transistion, then flipped herself around ninja style