How long was your labor...

[chicago]

From start to finish?

I started having contractions this morning at 4:15. Went to the hospital, monitored for 2.5 hrs, still at 1cm, and got sent home. It's been 11 hours now and my contractions are intensifying with pain but regressing in terms of frequency, around 7 minutes between and 50 seconds in duration.

Tell me I'm going to have this baby before Friday.

[Deleted]

Good luck! Mine was pretty short.

[changedname]

I went in at 4cm so hard to say (I was at 1cm the week before then had a stretch and sweep). My labour once admitted was 4 hours. (Induction).

Good luck, I hope things get going quickly and as painlessly as possible for you!!!

[litasail]

Started around 4 a.m. on Tuesday. Gradually built through the day and that night. Was intense Wednesday morning. Went to hospital Wednesday afternoon. Baby was born Thursday afternoon.

[Deleted]

Well, let's see, I went into labor the night of 32w6d I am now 36w and still no babies but still contracting. Lol. Sorry that was not helpful. Truthfully my labor stopped and I havent progressed in weeks, I'm just contracting.

Good luck! I hope it is quick for you!

ETA: and with DS I labored about 8 hours and progressed to 3cm but was really just waiting for my c section because he was breech.

[Brie]

26 hours, start to finish. I was induced at 41+ weeks.

[osulori]

Started around 1:45am with my water breaking (OB appt not quite two days prior had shown zero signs of impending labor), went to the hospital and I was only 1cm and 80% but since my water had broken they admitted me to L&D. I was on Pitocin by lunchtime due to verrrry little progress. Long story short, AJ was born at 6:42am the following day, after almost three hours of pushing and eventual vacuum assist.

[212]

Good luck!

28hrs.

[Ashley&Scott]

Approximately 17 hours, my water didn't break until just a few hours before I started pushing though.

Good luck!

[lindyanne]

26.5 hours. Water broke at like 9:30pm. Started pitocin around 7am, never progressed past 4cm. Csection and born at 12:03am.

[undecidedowl]

24 hours from the first twinge to birth
12 hours of that was painful contractions
6 hours of that was at the hospital

[speckledfrog]

I hope people with long labors chime and make you feel better. Mine was super quick for a first timer, 8 hours start to finish. Hopefully you'll have that baby in your arms soon!

[Velar Fricative]

32 hours from when they prepped me with Cervadil for my induction (which failed miserably). 8 hours from when they gave me an epidural and broke my water (which is when I consider labor to have begun since I wasn't contracting and wasn't making any progress before they did those two things). It was a vaginal birth, if that matters.

Good luck!

[cricketwife]

21 hrs. I think it's safe to say you'll have this baby by Friday.

[moopoint17]

12 hours. I started having regular contractions around midnight. Went to the hospital at 4am and I was 5cm. DS1 was born a little after noon.

I should preface this by saying the night before I had a failed induction. They sent me home and I had been stuck at 4cm for 9 hours, even after 3 hours of pitocin.

[hocus2]

DD 6:30 pm  to 1:30 pm the next day.
DS maybe 12 hours? Hard to say. I was in really light labor most of the day and then once my daughter went to stay will my in-laws it all increased up. We left for the hospital around 9 or 10 pm and my son was born around 1:30 AM. 

[blueberry10]

24 hours from first contractions (which went from nothing to strong quickly) to c-section birth.

[Birdie]

11 hours but I had a c/s after baby was stuck in the same position for 4 hours and was starting to show signs of distress

[mandymay]

10 hours from water breaking (no contractions I could feel before then) to delivery.

[barefootcontessa]

first: 28 hours, ended in a c-s after pushing for three hours
second: 5 hours, doctor went to c-s after getting to 10cm and baby did not descend

[browneyedgirl9]

Good luck!

Mine was only 12hr from when i started timing contractions till when he was born.

[pugz]

3 hrs but my water had been leaking for 3 weeks before it truly broke and kicked things into high gear

[hski2349]

From the time my water broke to DD was born about 12 hours.

[Deleted]

I had contractions from 32 weeks to 38 weeks when I delivered. From the time I checked in at the hospital at 5cm to delivery was 5 hours.

[ryry]

I started having contractions that were 5-7 min apart the day before DD2 was born. That night I went for a walk and the contractions were 3-5 min apart throughout the night, but not painful. My water broke at 5:30 am, ctx started to pick up at 1 pm and she was born at 5 pm, so technically at least 12 hours I guess but I usually only count 1-5 pm as 'real' labor.

[rootbeerfloat]

#1 - 19 hrs from induction to c/s
#2 - 0 hrs, lol

[teatimefor2]

Induction- 12.5 hours start to baby.

[kittycatlove]

Mine was short(6.5 hours), so I'm no help at this point .

But good luck!

[Stingyshark]

13 hours from water breakage to baby born.

[mrshandy]

10 hours with DS and 5 hours with DD