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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in labor for 51 hours with my first. The contractions were very strong but manageable for the first 48 hours and then I pushed for 3ish hours but that was a lot easier than the last hour of non-pushing labor had been. Baby wasn't in distress at all. Not induced. No one suggested a c section and I never had any pitocin to speed things up.

Second baby was an 11hr induction.

There are outer limits to what many doctors and midwives are comfortable with, but I'm not aware of any specific number as long as baby and mom are tolerating labor well and water isn't broken. [/quote]

They don't want you pushing for more than 2-3 hours. It is up to their discretion and risk tolerance. If you are making progress at 2.5 hours they will probably give you more time. If baby has stalled after 2.5 hours you're probably getting a C section. Also depends on how baby is tolerating it. The other "timer" is broken membranes.

You can be in prodromal labor for days that is very unpleasant for some women. Bad enough they don't sleep and when real labor starts they have no reserves left. [/quote]

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