No urge to push first time round, had epidural for about 12 hrs and told when to push. I pushed for 3 hours and needed vac extraction. Baby's heart slowed and I got hot as in mild temp they said from the continued exertion, bub had Iv antibiotic as a caution and all was well. Had internal tears.

Dd2 felt one single urge to push ( felt like a vomit spasm from tummy but going downwards instead of up). Then epidural kicked in ( it was late in the game to get one but dilated super fast in process of getting the go ahead and anesthetist turning up). Not sure how long pushing was, I'd guess 1 hour. Had episiotomy only due to scar tissue blocking the was from internal tears first labour.