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2nd baby + more
Hey ladies!
I'm expecting our 2nd baby, a little boy in February. I'm starting to think about the birth ect and have a few questions. I was wondering how your 2nd labour was in comparison to your 1st. Also, Im starting to worry about his weight. I have no reason to worry but my first daughter was born at 40+1 weighing 8lb 4oz. I'm expecting him to be a 10lber for some reason, he feels quite big already! I'm also told second babies and boys are usually heavier! Did you find your babies got bigger? 3rd and final question! When did your second baby arrive? I didn't mind being 1 day late with my DD but can I expect to go a similar time this time!? Thank you x
I'm expecting our 2nd baby, a little boy in February. I'm starting to think about the birth ect and have a few questions. I was wondering how your 2nd labour was in comparison to your 1st. Also, Im starting to worry about his weight. I have no reason to worry but my first daughter was born at 40+1 weighing 8lb 4oz. I'm expecting him to be a 10lber for some reason, he feels quite big already! I'm also told second babies and boys are usually heavier! Did you find your babies got bigger? 3rd and final question! When did your second baby arrive? I didn't mind being 1 day late with my DD but can I expect to go a similar time this time!? Thank you x
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i have one LO but also work with women in labour, if the baby is with the same partner - they are usually the same sort of weight or marginally bigger. Its unlikely your 2nd LO would be so much bigger unless for another reason or with a different partner.
you will feel bigger more quickly 2nd time as your tummy muscles give up the ghost faster!
as for timing of arrival - only nature knows - but 2nd babies are much more likely to be born early than first ones (once your body knows what to do its often more efficient!) also the good news is that your body is often more efficient at starting labour, and throughout labour and delivery no guarantees though!
My LO was 8lb 13oz and i am tiny (baby has a big daddy) so LO was crushed in in and awkward position, i had ventouse and LO had a neck injury. Have told my OH im considering a different, smaller dad for number two lol!!! x
Alfie222 - Thats really reasurring to hear also as this baby has the same daddy as DD
DD1 I was in labour for 49hrs from start to finish, she finally arrived 8days late & weighed 9lbs.
DD2 I was in early labour for 10days before we finally hit established labour, pushing stage was much faster (one quarter of the time of first), she finally arrived 7days late & weighed 7lb12.
In short anyhting goes, baby will still have their own schedule, the one thing that remained the same with both mine is that I hit established labour 24hrs before booked to be induced & had to have my waters broken at 8 dilated, otherwise they couldn't have been more different.
Best wishes.
my 2nd dd was born at 39 weeks and was 8lb 9oz they have different biological fathers.
first labour was 6 hours, an hours worth of it was pushing.
2nd labour was also 6 hours but only 12 mins of pushing.
both were back to back labours!
xx