With your LOs, was their birth easy or were there complications?

Both werr ok. No complications. Ds1 was 12 hours with pitocin and epidural. Felt nothing after the epi. Ds2 was 5 hours with pitocin and epidural.

I was induced both times, because of hypertension. Both went very well and there were no complications, thankfully. They had to watch me closely, because of my blood pressure, but I was blessed both times with a quick delivery and 2 healthy babies.

I had 2 c sections. No complications. My dd was 10 weeks early but everything went fine.

My son--had pregnancy induced hypertension, water broke naturally, pitocin and epi, 12 hours labor, 45 minutes pushing, easy recovery, no complications. 

My daughter--had pre-e, induced because of it, no pitocin, no epi, 8 hours labor, less than 5 minutes pushing, easy recovery, no complications. 

With my first it was grueling. I was induced and my body was no where ready to give birth. Since I didn't have had periods for 3mths before I got pregnant I couldn't go off my lmp and I think they were wrong on my due date :/ I was in labor was 28hrs, pushed for 3. Ended up with needing help using a vacuum and I ended up with a 3 degree tear. With my 2nd it was soooooo much easier. I labored for about 3 days the 4th I finally went to the hospital, it took 12hrs for me to get from 4-10cm but it was easy and pretty painless till I hit 7cm and then I had tons of pressure and pain. I had a strong feeling of wanting to push and couldn't. But then I could and I pushed her out in 2 pushes. No tearing, no help, no drugs.

It was easy to me, but my blood pressure was through the roof the entire time I was in labor.

DD was 16 1/2 hours and mostly easy. DS was 4 hours and absolutely horrible. He was facing down and the whole labor was in my back. The doctor stayed with me for 3 hours coaching me through it. I couldn't breathe so his heart rate kept dropping and they were having to give him more fluid. My cervix never thinned the whole way out, so I had to push him through it. Apparently they really thought we were going to lose him. I so thankful I was able to push through and he was a very happy and healthy boy!

Most babies are born facing down. Do you mean facing up? That is how my daughter was born also. That's why the labor was all in my back.

Quoting aimhawk:

DD was 16 1/2 hours and mostly easy. DS was 4 hours and absolutely horrible. He was facing down and the whole labor was in my back. The doctor stayed with me for 3 hours coaching me through it. I couldn't breathe so his heart rate kept dropping and they were having to give him more fluid. My cervix never thinned the whole way out, so I had to push him through it. Apparently they really thought we were going to lose him. I so thankful I was able to push through and he was a very happy and healthy boy!

Both DDs were c-sections and luckily, there were NO complications.

Yes, sorry, facing up. Back labor is the worst thing I have ever experienced. DH said after this past labor with DS that he doesn't want anymore kids, because he wasn't going through that again. It took me a lot longer to heal and even though he will be 15 weeks this Thursday I still hurt sometimes.

Quoting PEEK05:

Most babies are born facing down. Do you mean facing up? That is how my daughter was born also. That's why the labor was all in my back.

Quoting aimhawk:

DD was 16 1/2 hours and mostly easy. DS was 4 hours and absolutely horrible. He was facing down and the whole labor was in my back. The doctor stayed with me for 3 hours coaching me through it. I couldn't breathe so his heart rate kept dropping and they were having to give him more fluid. My cervix never thinned the whole way out, so I had to push him through it. Apparently they really thought we were going to lose him. I so thankful I was able to push through and he was a very happy and healthy boy!