How long is a actual contraction??

Question

Not how long is labor. But how long is the actual pain of the contraction?

Answer 1

The length of a contraction can vary.  Mine were lasting a full minute and were only a minute apart when I decided to get an epidural.  They wait until the contractions are close together before they have you push.  And you have to be fully dilated first.

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Answer 2

Usually contractions last 45-60 seconds and peak in the middle. How far apart they are differs. With my daughter they were completely erratic- 3-6 minutes apart throughout the whole labor. With my son they were consistent at 5 minutes apart until transitional labor started and then they moved closer together, occurring every 2-3 minutes. How far apart the contractions are is not the deciding factor for when you start pushing. Pushing starts when you are fully dilated to a 10.  

Answer 3

from what I can remember, even though it feels like each one lasts an hour, they're only a minute or so.  I remember pushing when they were coming one after another--like every 15 seconds.

Answer 4

You have to be at at least 8 cm to be ready to push

but some people it doesn't happen until 10cm.

Contractions is very different for  different people.

some people they are 5 minutes apart and some people

it could be 15 minutes about.

It all depends on the person.