After a fairly quick first birth, my 2nd was actually harder....Mainly because I was silly enough to expect the great treatment I got for the first one.
This time I was left alone to labour (had sis and Dp there though), and only given the briefest of checks by the overworked midwife who was totally convinced I had 6 hours to go. She did not change her mind until DS came shooting out 15 mins after she said that. It was only slightly longer, but not 'harder' iykwim?

I just should have been more "on the ball'....then I found Belly Belly and had a perfect 3rd birth.

In long, my 2nd was only interrupted because of a stupid middy and they still exist!