I had a strong urge to push, with both vbacs the midwives were filling out paperwork and not expecting it, especially with dd2 as I just started without knowing that's what was happening it just happened with naturally. With ds I was able to tell them to stop the paperwork and that I needed to push so I wasn't technically admitted until after he was born.
#1 i pushed for more than 2 hours, and the staff said i would be 'allowed' to go for another hour. My body wasn't ready to push, and the coached pushing did lead to damage that is ongoing.
#2 i barely pushed at all, basically breathed him out. i wasn't clock watching, but i know he was right there for quite awhile, and i was trying to minimise the risk of reinjuring my perenium.
I have read some info about how it can be quite normal and natural for women to have a pause before they and baby are ready to complete birthing. Not all people working in birth realise this though.
50minutes is completely normal for your first baby, the first is usually the longest to push out. Most hospitals consider 2hours of second stage to be normal for a first time mum as long as there is some signs of progress.
as for not feeling an urge, some people just don't for some reason, my friend never did and ended up having a 3hours second stage with a vacuum, we think it was something to do with the babies head position.
It's really nothing to feel guilty about, you may never have felt any stronger urge than pressure, everyone is different. I'm sure the midwives would have checked you were fully dilated so whether you pushed before a strong urge hasn't really affected the outcome ( except to make you feel bad unnecessarily! )
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