Sneezed out? (TMI?)
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Topic: Sneezed out? (TMI?)
Posted By: busymum
Subject: Sneezed out? (TMI?)
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 11:24pm
A post in another thread reminded me of something I've been meaning to ask for ages: how long did you have to push for? I've now pushed two 8lb babies, heard mw's saying "just one more push, one more push" for forever (okay, 30 minutes), had an episiotomy first time and tear the second, and then I get told I have a long perineum  Is 30 minutes of crowning/pushing a long time, and is this probably why my babies under-score on AGPAR colour test? (or is that just the cord wrapping  )-------------  |
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Posted By: emmaohara
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 7:50am
| I had one 8 lb 6 baby and was actively pushing for over 2 hours!!!!, we even ended up with me crouching on the toilet trying that way. So 30 minutes sounds good for this next one please!!! |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 8:07am
50 mins for me with DD! She was 8lb 3oz so thirty seems not too bad to me  ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 8:17am
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2 hours first go, (7lb...something), and 12 mins for number 2 (6lb 12/13)
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 8:18am
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i pushed for i think 1.5 hours for my 8lb6
and my 9lb baby just flew out with a hiss and a roar. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 8:22am
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um i was pushing with haleigh (9lb 13oz) for a long time i cant remember how long though, all i remember is the mw telling me at 9am it was taking to long so i had to go to hospital for ECS, but once we finally got there I had her at 11.14am with forceps (I got ehr head stuck) ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 9:57am
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first off was Josh 9lb 5oz and he was posteria so it was a longggggggg 2 and half hours of pushing.(he got stuck on plevic bone and came out with a bruise on his head)
Next came Brooke weighing in at 8lb 6oz and she was so keen to join this earth it was 2 pushes and she was out I'd say it was only 5 mins. Then came Master Rhyley weighing in at 9lb 4oz but didn't have to push for him as he got pulled out (ceasar) ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 9:59am
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Andrew was just over 2 hours (my contractions stopped and I couldn't do anything), he was 8lb 4. Josh was 45 minutes (about 20 really active pushing) and was 9lb 4. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: caraMel
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 10:37am
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2 hours first time, and 30 minutes the second. ------------- Mel, Mummy to E: 6, B: 4 and: 
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Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 10:37am
50 here too.. would have been less but I was terrified of tearing, and wasn't pushing properly. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Jennz wrote:Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 10:39am
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I was pushing for about an hour and that was more than long enough for me. I was so pissed off at it not being easy that when the midwife asked if I wanted to touch Han's head (for motivational purposes, I assume) I told her to feck off, because if there was only the head to touch then that wasn't enough. The baby had to be out on the floor before I was going to feel any joy in the process.
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Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 10:55am
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Baby number one, who we sometimes call Sean (also Seanathy, Seanderella and Seanathon)..7lbs2oz, came out after around 5 pushes or 15 minutes (total labour 7 hours).
Baby number two, who we sometimes call Andrew (also Andybug, terrorasaur, turnip)...9lbs2oz, positively flew out after 3 pushes (total labour from whoa to go, 2 hours). Baby number three, who we sometimes call Connor (also Connor-doodles, cuteypumpkin and spud)...9lbs7oz - one practice push and then out on the second (total labour 5 hours, epidurals ROCK). Only needed stitches after the first small child and then only three. ------------- |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 11:44am
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Hour and a half of really active pushing to get miss Ella out. She was turning during that time which made most of it awkward! (ha... as if it's ever not awkward!). ------------- Andie |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 11:46am
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My siter pusjed for 25 mins with number one and was told by the MW, doctor and pretty much eveyone who has had kids that that was awesome for a first baby! Just hoping that I follow suit and don't go for too much longer than that. -------------  
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 11:49am
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with jack...no pushing as he was an upside down bub so came out the sunroof. he was 5lbs 12
with charli i pushed for 1.5hrs before heading off for a c/s as she got stuck and forceps didn't help. she was 7lbs 6 i'm so jealous of you all being able to push out your bubs, no matter how long it takes  ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 12:03pm
hehehehehe sunroof 
Maybe next time Vanessa! I do kinda get how you feel (well, as much as you can when you haven't gone through it) as I feel really weird about the birth experience, like I didn't do well enough. So I hope to try again and improve... if that makes sense...? |
Posted By: 11111
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 12:25pm
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Alan I think it wa about 30 min's. Mikey was really only about 5-10 Mins active pushing. ------------- Deborah Mum to:   
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 1:07pm
I'm loving it! Hannah was my "sunroof" baby too (placenta rupture).------------- |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 1:25pm
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Jakey was about 3/4 hour 7lb 11 oz and Charly was about 10 mins, about 4 decent pushes after waters were broken (man it happened so quick!) 7lb 14oz ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 1:30pm
lol james is a sunroof baby pushed for 2 hours i would of loved to be able to push him out  ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 1:46pm
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Paris was just over 2 hours, midwives were starting to talk about possible other options.
Ayja was 10 mins. I would rather the longer option any day. |
Posted By: emeldee
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 2:10pm
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me too - Andrew was too quick. It was almost violent. At least with the longer pushing, you are kinda in more control and know what's happening. ------------- |
Posted By: Skyflame
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 2:47pm
| Caleb was sometime under 30 mins. Not sure exactly although and because of the rush he was in no one was keeping accurate time. |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 3:02pm
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Maya was 1 1/2 hours, she was posterior and turned on the way out. Sienna was going on almost 2 hours and the OB was considering ventouse coz she was trying to come down sideways with Mercedes bearing down on her.
Mercedes fell out all by herself. Mind you, big sister Sienna had done all the work by leaving her a gaping great hole, I think I gave 2 pushes? Maybe not even that. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Nic01
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 3:07pm
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I pushed for 2 hours with Matt - trying to avoid an episiotomy, but he just wouldn't come out! His head was kind of tilted backwards, so after my midwife gave me a snip, he popped straight out.
LOL Nikki with touching Hannah's head - my midwife put a mirror there for me to look & get more motivated but all I thought was if that's all that's showing how the hell am I going to get the rest of him out!! All I could see was a tiny wee patch of his head. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MILF
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 3:47pm
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here we go...
xanthe was 28 mins of pushing. but jordis??? according to my file second stage of labour was one minute. but i think she had to put that because you HAVE to have a second stage. It is all my fault though, i knew i needed to push, but i really didnt want the midwife examining me to tell me i could start pushing (with xanthe there was a bit of cervix lip left so she manually moved it, it stung a bit  ) so this time i had it in my head she wasnt going to do that again. so i sat on the urge and didnt tell anyone, until jordis was coming whether i was ready or not. the midwife was not ready, she was at the head of the bed calling the doc to come (with premmies a doc has to be present to check them out after) when jordis crowned, and mw didnt even have gloves on. she made a great leap and caught jordis before she landed on the bed. one handed catch too!
*note to self, admit need to push* although both my girls births were very similar - both induced, gel, waters broken and syntocin drip, it is amazing the difference between pushing and holding in. i couldnt tell you which hurts less though! ------------- Lyla - mum to Xanthe - my big 4 year old 
and Jordis - 1 year old 
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Posted By: megrac
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 4:44pm
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with my first i pushed for about 10 min total labour 22 hours 7p 4oz. second baby had a shot of pethodene because baby was posteria and MW said i would be there for another 3 hours baby was born 4min later total labour 12 hours 8p 4oz. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 8:52pm
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nikki i'm not allowed to try for a VB i have to have sunroof babies only now so that just confirmed our decision to stop after charli ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 11:38pm
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Vanessa I so understand!!!! With Ashlyn, 8lb 13oz we (I) seemed to be taking such a long time for everything to happen, I also had a lip of cervix that didn't pull back and had been pushing for some time, although had epidural which had started to wear off as I was starting to feel things again....maybe if the m/w had tried to pull it back or we had kept going we may have avoided the 1st 'sun roof' birth but it wasn't to be.
Anastasia we were going for VBAC, after inducing for 3 days, mw was getting concernd that baby may be getting too big (12 days over) & it was all sooo much of an emotional roller coaster that I under went another 'sun roof' birth baby being 8lb 7oz, but she hadn't even dropped so I guess she wanted to stay in!! ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 7:36am
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Wow. I admit I had to go and look this up but I must've been lucky!
Baby 1 - 20 minutes. Baby 2 - 12 minutes. (And she got stuck, I wonder what it would have been had it been straightforward?) ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 7:38am
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Skyflame, I hadn't caught up on your news. Welcome to the cute (and dark) Caleb! ------------- |
Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 11:08am
my m/w 'flicked the lip' back and still didn't make any difference so maybe not. it's a hard thing to come to terms with though isn't it (no VB) ------------- http://www.alternatickers.com">
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 12:23pm
I saw Maya's head crowning in the mirror, it was odd coz all I could see was this creamy yellow patch of dark hair (she was covered in vernix from being a wee bit early and the meconium in her waters tinted it yellow). With Sienna I got to actually watch her being born as Willie was able to hold the mirror while the midwife delivered her. That was an awesome experience, would definitely do it again next time! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 1:22pm
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Next time Emma!! You also made me laugh at "the gaping great hole" Sienna left for Merceded!
I think I was pushing for an hour or so with Hannah. It is nice to read that everyone was much quicker second time round. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 1:43pm
| Maybe I shouldn't have read this thread... lol |
Posted By: nuttymama
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 1:58pm
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Micheal No1 was just over an hour.
Jayden No2 was a sneeze one push and he was out- although i should think so he was 10 days overdue! Abby No3 was a "sunroof" baby ------------- Abigail 06/01/2005 Jayden 21/11/2001 Micheal 03/04/1997 |
Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 2:55pm
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MY midwife had me sitting on 2 chairs with a mirror on the floor I saw my babies head then it vanished again after a long time of that I was on the bed waiting for an ambulance to go to hospital, but I ahve to say having a mirror to see whats going on would be awesome, as oyu miss alot of the birth when your giving birth, it would be amazing to see.
WOW Anna 20 mins and 12 mins that is mighty quick. I wouldnt mind 20mins or even 12mins lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 5:01pm
Aw Vanessa - sorry to hear. Errmmm... feel if I say more I will be digging big hole... so 
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 5:16pm
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Conor 9lb 9oz - he was a vontouse delivery and I really don't remember pushing, apparently I did cause that's the whole point of that kind of delivery. So have no idea time wise.
Nyah 9lb 6oz - 55 mins exactly. She was really easy. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: MyMinis
Date Posted: 18 April 2007 at 9:09am
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I noticed theres quite a few of us who had big bubbas.
When I had HAleigh everyone I knew who had babies had little bubbas (like under 7lb) so her being her weight was a shock to everyone. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 18 April 2007 at 12:38pm
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I had a mirror with Briona but every time I pushed I also squeezed my eyes shut... so there goes that idea lol
At first I was quite disgusted, I had not wanted a mirror (was terrified I'd faint, I'm that type of person) but my mw's back-up was looking after me and wheeled it in during a time when I couldn't talk. But then I got over it and looked - and did appreciate it in the end. ------------- |
Posted By: Anna
Date Posted: 18 April 2007 at 2:25pm
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The whole thought of a mirror kinda creeped me out but I really wanted to film it so I could watch it later (probably with the sound off, I hollered a lot!).
Monique - yeah, i guess i am very lucky! 20 minutes was 'easy' compared to the second one tho, that was a veeeeryy bad 12 minutes! ------------- Anna http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Spudling
Date Posted: 19 April 2007 at 8:30pm
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i pushed for 3 bloody hours and still no bubs, we had forceps in the end cos she got stuck in the S-bend.
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 20 April 2007 at 8:48pm
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Xanthe and Jordis mum (sorry not sure of name) you animal holding pushes in I wasn't allowed to push cos of anterior lip but did anyway.
Jack was 45 mins of pushing but I was probably sneakily pushing before that. I was in the bath and didn't give 2 hoots about the baby just wanted the pain to be over although I think there was a mirror so ben and mw could watch. Ben describes this day as the worst day in his life from what he saw. I also didn't sit there with the head hanging out like the mw wanted once that head was out everything else got pushed out. Hoping this baby just falls out with a push or 2. Stacey 45 mins for me actually didn't feel like it was that long and its good to be doing something rather than just sitting there hurting. Did anyone else find that when they were pushing they couldn't really feel contractions so just had to guess? |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 20 April 2007 at 8:56pm
Only when I had epidural, so used the CTG (and mws). Man, I hear "just a couple more pushes" for forever! so 45 mins does seem like a long time to me. ------------- |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 21 April 2007 at 2:27pm
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Yeah RachandJack - I went from feeling the contractions really definately to not being really sure if that was a contraction and pushing anyway. It was a bit scary but I think I must have been guessing right.
I can't remember how long I pushed Christopher (number 1) but I don't think it was very long. Might have been half an hour tops. With Noah (number 2), I only pushed for 15 to 20 minutes. That was a really quick labour. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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