For your first birth...how long did you push? - Page 14

[zoedeansmom]

It's amazing how much this varies! With my first, it was about 15 minutes! (8lbs, 7oz)
I'm curious to see what happens the #2, expected in just a few weeks!

[littlelentils]

30 minutes.. although it felt shorter.

[mommycrunch]

DD #1 20ish min. Posterior baby (OUCH)
DD #2 2-3min. After the second push, I leaned back and DD popped out without another push!

[HappyFox05]

Originally Posted by JamieCatheryn

I *didn't* push while my body tried to for several hours while I had the urge but wasn't dilated.

Same here. That was the hardest part - not pushing.

[art_teachermommy]

37 hours of labor and 20 mins. of pushing
pushing was the best part of all...especially on the birthing stool!

[lauradbg]

1st baby--2 1/2 hours of pushing (9 lbs. 4 oz., 22 inches)

2nd baby--out in 3 pushes after having read Hypnobirthing.(7 lbs. 11 oz., 20 inches)

Bit of a difference there and both fantastic births!

[Girlprof]

Originally Posted by RoadBuddy

maybe 45 minutes? It was a hospital birth, no drugs, and I had arrived there complete and ready to push. I used a stool, squatting, and sitting up in bed (with a bar to hold onto). Small-medium tear which healed easily and was no problem . The pushing iteslf was awful. I wish someone had told me that contractions are easy compared to pushing.

THis is pretty much me exactly.

[the_lissa]

Originally Posted by RoadBuddy

The pushing iteslf was awful. I wish someone had told me that contractions are easy compared to pushing.

I'm the opposite. Contractions sucked. I wished I was dead. Pushing felt so, so good.

[GrowingCrunchy]

1st baby (induced, epidural)- 4 pushes
2nd baby (induced, iv pain med)- 5 pushes and broken collar bone with 9lb 2oz'er.
3rd baby (100% natural)- 4 pushes and a very surprised mw who hadn't believed me
4th baby (mostly natural)- 3 pushes within 10 minutes of being checked at 8cm and 5 minutes of having baby's heart rate plummet. Same mw who caught #3 finally knew what I could do and told me to get that baby out NOW. Ds was born with a double wrapped cord and a true knot! SO glad I stuck with the same mw.