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Long Labors
- Payton's Birth
- A Long, Difficult, 98 Percent Natural Delivery
- A Big Baby and a Very Long and Difficult Labor
- Long Labor at 19, Worth It
- First Baby
- The Longest Labor Ever
- Paul's Birth Story
- Long Labor, Vacuum Extraction, Bradley Method
- My Big Baby Boy's Birth Story
- Not What I Expected
- 43-hour Labor, Emergency C-section
- First Baby, 48-hour Labor, Bradley Method
- 22 Hours, No Drugs, but a Great Labor
- 30 Hours of "False Labor" and a Beautiful Baby Girl
- 40 Hours of Active Labor Followed by Forceps
- Long Labor, Beautiful Daughter
- No Room at the Inn
- My First Baby – Long Labor
- First Baby, Long Labor (Long Story)
- Long, Painful Labor – Easy Delivery – Big Baby
- Induced After Long Labor
- First Baby and 37 Hours of Labor
- Induced, Long, Forceps
- Sixty-two Hours
- Twenty-two Hours of Labor, First Child – What to Expect for the Second
- I Never Want to Have Children Again
- Sixty-two Hours From Start to Finish
- Nineteen-year-old – 26 1/2 Hours
- Thirty-one Hour Labor – Whew
- Thirty-hour Induction
- Forty Hours, He Has His Daddy's Lips
- Eighty-six Hours Later I Have a Beautiful Girl
- A Tough Delivery
- Chloe's Story
- Bill Is Born
- Forty-five-hour Labor, First Child
- My First Baby
- Induced at 38 1/2 Weeks Due to Pre-eclampsia, 40-hour Labor
- Eighteen Years Old, Long Labor but a Gorgeous Baby Girl
- Long First Labor, but Worth It
- First Baby, Long Labor
- Loooong Labor
- Birth Story
- Logan Finally Made It into the World
- Thirty Hours and a Tough Guy
- Thirty-Six Hours on the Longest Night of the Year
- First Child, 35 Hours of Labor
- VERY LONG 50-Hour Labor After Castor Oil
- First Time, Last Time
- Home Birth Dreams Shattered – Long Labor, Epidural, Vacuum
- Harder Than I Expected
- Long and Tough, Minimal Medication
- Five Days of Labor, 7 Pounds, 3 Ounces
- Ninety-Hour Labor
- My Birth Story
- Sister's Long Labor Delivered by C-section
- Thanksgiving Baby!
- First Baby, 23 Hours of Labor
- C-section After 51 Hours of Trying Vaginally
- Birth of Terry
- Thirty-two-hour Labor, No Epidural
- Wonderful Pregnancy and Labor, End Result? A Precious Baby
- My First
- Eighteen-hour Labor, One Week Late
- Horribly Painful Labor Ending in C-section
- Long, but Easy
- Single Mom, Difficult Birth
- Planned Homebirth, Transfer Due to Posterior, Very Long Labor
- Slow Labor
- A Stubborn Baby
- Twenty-six Hours
- Water Broke at 36 Weeks
- Induction, Long Labor, Unplanned C-Section
- My Little Peanut
- 48-Hour First Labor
- Whoa Baby
- Long, Painful Labor
- Heart Deceleration, Emergency C-Section, 31-Hour Labor
- Epidural Wore Off, 25-Hour Labor
- My Little Sweetie
- Long First Labor (and Description) with Midwife, As Told By Hubby
- Only 17, Beautiful Baby Girl
- Eighteen Years Old and Unplanned C-Section
- Unplanned Everything
- A Precious Son After a Long Labor and C-Section
- Ninety-Six Hours of You Know What!
- Four Sleepless Nights of Labor
- Pure Shannon For 32 Hours
- It's All Worth It
- Forty Weeks and Counting
- Our Little Brandon
- First Baby, Forceps, Blue Marks
- Three Days of Early Labor – Eeeeek :)
- New Year's BABY ... 16 Hours, All Worth It!
- Alexis' Birthday
- First Baby: Long Pre-Labour
- My Christmas Gift (A Little Late!)
- 32 and a Half Hours but Not Too Bad
- Noah's Delivery in England
- My Baby Girl Rachel: 16 Hours and 14 Seconds of Labor
- Our Beautiful Son: False or Real Labor
- 22 Hours of Labor and a Beautiful Baby Girl!
- First Baby, Long Labor
- Long Labor, but Well Worth It
- The Waiting Game?
- A Very Long Day!
- My Birth Story: Toxemia, Induced, Vacuum
- A Little Princess Is Born
- Surprised!!! Waited Until Birth to Find Out Gender
- Overdue, Induced, 43 Hours Later ... Baby Arrived
- It Was Worth It
- 10 Days Early, Three Days of Labor -- Keegan is Finally Here
- Induction, Long Labor, Nubain, Epidural that Didn't Really Work, C-section
- Overdue; 17 1/2 Hours Later There He Was
- He's Here! 36 Hour Labor at a Birthing Center
- 14-Hour Labor, Emergency C-section
- First Baby After Three Years of Trying, Two Days of Labor
- Large Baby – 12 pounds and 12 ounces; C-section
- My Firstborn, Posterior, 27 Hours of Labor
- World's Record: Longest Labor, C--Section
- Long Labor, Short Pushing Stage, Beautiful Baby
- Mom Didn't Know Water Broke, Slow Progress Until Doc Helps
- The Experience I Had in Having my Daughter, Long Labor, Forceps
- 19, First Baby (I Couldn't Wait to do it
- Induced Two Times
- Long Labor, Sweet Baby Boy
- 10 Pound Baby, 17 Hours Of Labor, Great Experience
- 20 Hour Induction, Will Never Do It Again! Boy, 8lb. 9oz.
- 21 Hour Labor, Placenta Wouldn't Come, D & C
- 26 Hours, Induced Labor, No Medication
- 3 Day Induction - Very Nice
- 32 Hour Labor, Wanted Natural, Doctor Used Scare Tactics
- 33 Hour Labor From Hell
- 36 Hour Labor And Forceps
- 36 Hour Labor, Natural Birth
- 37 Hours Of Labor, All Natural
- 4 To 10 cm In 15 Mins! Jasmine's Birth
- 40 hour Natural Breech Vaginal Delivery - No Drugs!
- 41 Hours of Labor Pain, C-section at Last
- A Month Of Confusing Labor
- Difficult But Miraculous Delivery
- Enough Drugs For Six People, And No Relief!
- First Child, Short Labor
- From 5 To 10 cm In One Nontraction!
- Healthy Baby Girl, Long Labor, No Pain Relief In Germany
- Induced (2 Weeks Overdue), Long Labor, Big Baby
- Long Induction And Lots Of Meconium
- Long Labor Without Meds, Induction, C-section
- Long Labor, Big Baby, C-section
- Long Labor, Happy Ending
- Long Labor, No Pain
- Long Labor, Perfect Baby
- Long, but Easy!
- Mild labor for two weeks; delivered at 37 wks
- Natural Birthing Experience A Disaster
- Planned Homebirth, Emergency C-section, 36-Hour Labor
- Pre-Clampsia Wonderful Baby
- Smooth Labor and Delivery
- The Happiest Day Of My Life And The Longest!
- Three Days of Labor!
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