I was just wondering how long everyones labour lasted with their first baby?

I live an hour from the hospital and am relying on my sister to take me. She could be at least an hour away from me too. I'm relying on the fact that first labours normally take ages but I guess there is always a good hour or two at least when you probably wouldn't call anyone because you wouldn't know for sure if it really was time! I wouldn't want to call her away from work, only to discover it was just Braxton Hicks!!

I get confused with how people count their labour? I was 14 hours with proper contractions and giving birth.. but it all "began" a few days before.

With my first I was in labour 3 hrs and 53 mins and 8 days early. Second was 20 mins and 9 days late and third was 3 hrs and 51 mins and 8 days early but had previous premature labour at 29 weeks.

I couldnt tell you what Braxton Hicks feel like as never had them with my 3 boys and praying I dont have them this time either.

I was in labour for 32 hours and was 9 days overdue. Sofia just didn't want to come out!

I was the same as Little Monkey and never experienced Braxton Hicks x

Thanks. I've been having some mild Braxton Hicks which sometimes are a little painful for several weeks now but I've heard they can get worse before the birth so I guess I'll just wait and see. I was told with BH they tend to go in about 10 or 15 mins if you sit down and rest.

When I first felt contractions I went to L & D they examined me & said I was 2cm dilated they told me to go home have a warm bath & I would have my baby the next day...A week later I went back up & was taken straight to delivery suite 4 hrs later my son was born.

With my 2nd I was 7cm dilated when I got to hosp & my daughter was born an hour and a bit later I almost didnt make it into delivery suite!!

I'm so paranoid about calling anyone too soon as I really don't want to have to go to hospital and be sent home again so I plan to wait till I'm really sure I can't wait any longer. Especially knowing that most people take ages. Still my aunty was the same and she thought she'd have ages so she prepared a nice, warm bath and just as she got in it thought "omg I have push" so she very nearly didn't make it on time either!!

proper labor from 10 on saturday nite till 10:01 on sunday morning

my labour was a bit strange i think....
i was due nov 26th, nov the 17th i had flu like symptoms and got really annoyed with everyone...never had any pains etc..went to bed as normal that night and at 434 nov 18th i woke up to go to the toilet, i went for a wee but it just kept trickling and trickling, at first i wasnt sure what was happening but then i twigged, my waters had broken...i had a shower, shaved my legs and bits *how i could reach i dont no lol* then made my way to hospital ~on crutches i may add as id dislocated my knee 8 weeks prior lol ~ i got there at about 8am got examined and i was 4 cm, at 9am i got off the bed as i thought i needed to go to the toilet, but my god i had the biggest contraction ever known to man and shot back on the bed asking for pethedine, they injected me and then at 930 the midwife checked me to notice maddys head was crowing...3 pushes laster at 939am she was born!!
May sound lovely, not too painful etc but my god did i tear and an hour and a half later they were still stictching me up!!

so on record im 9 minutes labour but i guess it was from 434 to 939 (5 hours 5 minutes) i would def say if your not at all sure go to hosp to be on the safe side as you live so far i wouldnt chance anything!!

good luck

h x