How long was your NATURAL labor?

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I’m halfway through my second pregnancy and want to go natural this time. I’m hoping I can do it. I had a 12.5 hour labor with my first 5 years ago, and that was with being induced with pitocin and an epidural. 
I want to go into labor naturally this time around and praying I can do it without an epidural. 
Curious to know how long labor was for you moms who done it natural?

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5-6 hours

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first labour was 12 hrs. second was about 4 maybe less lol. They said my next might be a 'bobsled' baby and be around an hour. :/

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My very first contraction started at 6pm and I gave birth at 6:37pm the next day. So roughly 24 hours start to finish, but only 7 of those hours I would consider active labor and I pushed for 30 mins. 
It wasn’t horrible until I got to about 7cm, and then I got in the tub and I couldn’t get out so I ended up having a water birth, which was NOT my plan 😅

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36hrs in early labour followed by 14hrs active labour (from 4cms to pushing) then about an hour pushing. It was hard but do able  x

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#1 - 12h at home early labor, similar to period pain, very manageable, 12h at hospital including 2h pushing. Baby was posterior with huge head 7.9lb was born at 42 weeks.
#2 - 4h from first contraction to his arrival incl 20min pushing. Same measurements but was born at 39w
All natural, no pain meds

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5-6 hours.. From my induction to holding my baby!

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#1- 13hrs
#2- 11hrs 
#3- 9hrs
#4- 6hrs

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10 1/2 hours for my home birth

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I was in early labour at home for a day-irregular not really painful contractions. Active labour from the time my water broke to baby being delivered was 3.5 hours. Things moved very quickly! It was all natural no drugs or epidural. I went from 4cm to 10 cm in 1.5 hours and then pushed for 1.5 hours  😳

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I'm so glad and so proud of myself that I went natural. I always wanted to but was scared that I would bottle it or be in too much pain, but as it happened I laboured early and didn't realise that my contractions were contractions, so I was fully dilated when I arrived at the hospital and didn't have time to change my mind 🙈 granted my son was only 3lbs born, but I'm not even 5" tall so I'm actually glad it happened how it did as I'm not convinced I would have been able to birth an 8lb baby naturally! I have HUGE respect for ladies who do. 
Either way, it was the most surreal, beautiful, empowering experience of my life and a day that I will never, ever, ever forget 🖤 it's amazing what your body is capable of- you can do it ❤️

How long was your NATURAL labor?

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