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2nd labour easier than 1st time?
Hi
I am currently 39 weeks and have been wondering for some weeks now what labour will be like 2nd time round. I know that there are no hard and fast rules but was keen to find out what other people's experiences were in general.
Easier/harder?
Quicker/slower?
Longer/shorter?
More/less painful?
Bigger/smaller baby?
For some reason I am feeling really concerned and anxious about giving birth this time round, despite my first labour being very straight forward.
I went for sweep 6 days overdue and was already 5cm dialated with no pain. Had waters broken couple of hours later and then pain built gradually. Had gas and air and baby arrive 5 hours later. I think Im maybe feeling worried because although not a pleasant experience (apart from the end product) it was very quick and straight forward and I'm concerned it's not going to be that way again.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from ladies who have been through it more than once.
Thanks xxx
I am currently 39 weeks and have been wondering for some weeks now what labour will be like 2nd time round. I know that there are no hard and fast rules but was keen to find out what other people's experiences were in general.
Easier/harder?
Quicker/slower?
Longer/shorter?
More/less painful?
Bigger/smaller baby?
For some reason I am feeling really concerned and anxious about giving birth this time round, despite my first labour being very straight forward.
I went for sweep 6 days overdue and was already 5cm dialated with no pain. Had waters broken couple of hours later and then pain built gradually. Had gas and air and baby arrive 5 hours later. I think Im maybe feeling worried because although not a pleasant experience (apart from the end product) it was very quick and straight forward and I'm concerned it's not going to be that way again.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated from ladies who have been through it more than once.
Thanks xxx
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I've not had one yet but have lots of friends with 2/3 and they have all said second was much easier. Could be because they knew what was going to happen, things are already stretched etc.
Hope it goes as smoothly as the first x
my second labour was 91mins 7lb 5.5oz no pain relief
but my fourth was the same, i've heard so many rumours that odd births are harder than the evens but to be truthful that so far has proven true for me xxx
It was all going to kick off. Oh is working away and will take him at least 2hrs to get home. While I want it to be over quickly I don't want to end up doing it on my own!!!
Keep the replies coming. Thanks. ????????
I hope things go as smoothly for me. Feel like I can't think of anything else at the moment. Getting slightly obsessed with the whole labour thing. Hope your new baby is being good for you. ?????????
DD2 - early labour for 10days before hitting active labour, then 13hrs pain relief free. She literally flew out onto the bed with one big push, weighing 7lbs12.
Everyone keeps telling me I'm the exception to the rule on baby weights but it's the head circumference that tends to get bigger. DD1 - 33.5cm, DD2 - 34cm.
due second babe in May - first labour was 18 hours active from the beginning contractions every 1-2 minutes pushing for 3 hours ended in forceps delivery with only gas and air throughout the process. Hoping to have easier second labour - nice to read some positive second attempts
xx
Anyway keep the positive stories coming and hopefully I'll be posting my very own on here before long. X
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Dd - much more positive experience (in the end!). Labour started at 41 weeks after sweep that day. Was contracting mildly from about 2pm but I wasnt sure if it was braxton hicks (as I had only experienced contractions as a result of being imduced which were really strong). They got a bit stronger by about 7pm but still wasnt sure. At about 9pm they suddenly got stonger and really irregular. I didnt think I could cope without pain relief and phoned hosp only to be told the mlu and labour ward both full! Would need to go to next hosp 1.5 hour away! Few minutes later realised baby was about to come out and had unexpected home birth! My mother delivered the baby a few minutes before the paramedics arrived. Although it was very scary at the time and I was really panicking, I wouldnt have changed it. Looking back ( was only 10 days ago haha) I know I was very lucky. She weighed 8lb 8oz and I had a couple of tears which didnt reqiure stiches. Oh and just 2 pushes, one for head one for body!
Both babies heads were 34cms. If ds had got to 41 weeks he would have been huge! So this baby actually smaller...