Longest labour ever

My labour was around 30 odd hours, it was honestly awful! Half the time I'm not sure the doctors knew what they were doing, I was so out of it from the drugs too! I shall not be doing it again🤣🤣

@Taylor I'm praying it's over today 🤣 we've gone from "we want 2 kids" to "nope nope nope, not doing this again!"

I ended up being induced as my waters broke and then there wasn’t sufficient progress after 24 hours but I was having contractions. I walked up and down the stairs sideways, round the house, cleaned the kitchen (distraction), I think I cooked, they say have a bath but I’m not into them. I FaceTimed my family, did a lot of bouncing on my birthing ball. Had a shower, checked my bag. I obviously wasn’t in excruciating pain but just tried to keep moving and relaxed

@Erin I've got 2 step children so 3 kids in total and that's far more than I need so one and done 🤣🤣I'm often like oh yes let's have another then I remember 🤣🤣

62hrs and ended in an emergency C section, back in 2021. The tiredness was the hardest part. Do you have a Tens machine? That really helped me. In hospital, gas and air was heavenly, I eventually had a epidural. You CAN do this. Best of luck x

My first was 32 hours. Hang in there. Relax. Walk. Rock. Eat and drink. Try to sleep inbetween contractions x

Took me 23 hours to get to 4cm! Distraction was key for me. Watched friends, showered, took walks, ate while I still could though didn’t have much of an appetite. Tried to sleep and rest. Cleaned up a bit. Went for a little shopping trip and got the baby a little present. Unfortunately latent labour can go on for days and it’s not considered actual labour yet. It may stall and stop 😩 it’s hard. Sending love xx

Mine was 40 hours with my first. Just kept moving. I wasn't admitted until I was 4cm which was 24 hours into it. Pushed for about 3 hours

Oh yes very much so. Contractions started 5 am. Went to hospital around noon. Was there for a few hours to see if I dilated. I did not. Sent me home. Came back a few hours later because my contractions were too painful. I swear my contractions were as painful as if I was pushing the baby out but she was too big to just be sitting on my cervix to dilate me so it took way longer. I was admitted around 10. Got an epidural around midnight. And then had her the following day at 2:38. Soo 32.5 hours of labor

Mine was 78 hours from first contraction to him being born. I’d say the tiredness is the hardest part, rest & sleep when you can and eat while you can incase they put you on nil by mouth. Other than that breath and try to keep calm, keep an open mind if your birth plan has to change a bit. You can do it, the magic of birth is you forget it in the end 😅

My first son I was in labour for 2 days and he was overdue

Iv been 3cm for more since yesterday morning aswel. I came to get induced but they told me I’m already 3cm so they won’t put anything in and I have to wait to be on the waiting list to get waters broken or wait to go in labour myself

@Sabs yeah, the tens machine has been permanently on 🤣 still waiting for the little one to get a move on 😅

Thanks everyone, I was so worried when they said to head home but it was definitely for the best