Tanada wrote in message ...
Yowie wrote:


3 hours sounds like a good sort of time for labour. (Why does everyone
regale you with 72 hour horror stories as soon as they find out you've got a
bun in the oven?)

I was in labor four hours with Abi, less than 2 for Eve, that's active
contractions labor, pushing lasted max, 3 minutes. That's combined. I
pushed four times with Abi, I pushed maybe twice for Eve .

The deal with extended labor is that it comes in several stages and
the first stage can last upwards to two and three days. It's the
backache, pms/menstrual cramp, yucky feeling, it's actually a
pre-labor type thing. You can run around, drive, shop, and otherwise
participate in daily activities during this stage, just as you do
before and during your period.

The stuff about OH MY GOD, IT HURTS, Five minute between contractions
labor for hours and hours and hours and hours and days and days?
*snorts* Besides the fact that it exhausts you and the baby
unnecessarily with today's technology, if there are any complications,
they are more than ready to perform a cesarean. At least, that's
stateside. It's not dangerous and they won't let you suffer anymore
than they can prevent it