2nd Labour - Earlier/Later, Faster/Longer ??

[mummy2aiden]

Was your 2nd labour earlier or later? Faster or longer? Was your baby bigger or smaller? What I've read/heard is its usually earlier, faster and a smaller baby .. Just curious if it actually was or not? I'm having a VBAC very soon .. Counting down the hours/days/weeks .. lol ..

[Tinks]

My 2nd labour was by far the most painful but was much quicker than the 1st. My first baby was 2 weeks eary, 2nd was 7 days overdue and smaller.

[Khaleesi]

DD1 38wks, 17hrs & 7lb 2oz
DD2 39wks, 2hrs & 8lb

So Later, faster & bigger, good luck with your VBAC

[BrightSparkles]

DD1 - 18 hours, 4 days over, 4.02kg
DD2 - 5.5hours, 7 days over, 3.880kg

[OceanPrincess]

Good one M2A

I can offer my sister's stats while waiting for mine
#1 DD: 8hrs, 10 days over sponteneous labour, 4.1kg
#2 DS: 6hrs, 2wks over and induced, 4.4kg

[ShootingStar]

1. DS: 11hrs, 2 days over, 8lb 9oz
2. DD: 16.5hrs, 3 days over, 7lb 12oz

[Epacris]

DS: 2.5 hours, 4 days early, 3.94kg (8lb 110z)
DD: 45 minutes, 4 days late, 3.805kg (8lb 3oz)

Faster, later, smaller.

[MrsFabuloso]

DD- 37 1/2wks, induced, 23hour labour, gas and 2 pethadine shots, 3.6kgs
DS- 40w 3d, totally natural labour, not sure how long it was though I turned up at hospital at 6pm 8cm dialated after probablly labouring for at least the afternoon and DS was born in no more than an hour, 4.2kgs

My second labour was by far the better one. Even though I had pre labour for a looong time before it, I laboured at home and did it all by myself, I healed much more quickly, I was alert when baby was born and was on such a high after it. My first labour was a bit traumatic for me.

[hollymaedream]

no 1. 39wks 12hrs 8pd 4oz
no 2. 39wks 8hrs 8pd 8oz
no 3. 39wks 2hrs 9pd 2oz
no 4. 40wks 4hrs 10pd 2oz
no 5. due 10th july 2010

[Fleur]

DD1 - 40+3 (but very wrinkled & I knew they had my dates wrong!) 12.5 hours - 8lb10
DS1 - 40+12 - 2.5 - 9lb13
DS2 - 40+10 Emergency CS after induced labour of around 8 hours - 8lb13
DD2 - 40+10 VBAC 5 hours - 10lb8

All over the place

[AwesomeFoursome]

DS 42+wks, induced, 23hrs, 9lb 3oz
DD 38-39wks, about 6hrs & 9lb 1oz

My second labour was far easier and quicker then the first.

[Laranna]

DS - was a SPROM at 36w6d, emergency c/s due to placenta praevia. 2 hours 42 minutes from waters breaking to DS being born. 7lb (3.195kg)
DD - went into labour at 38w4d, born the next morning. Labour 5 hours. 7lb 2oz (3.250kg)

All the best for your VBAC!

[Jewel]

First - 12hr labour, 7lb15oz, 39wk.
Second - 4hr labour, 8lb 10oz, 39+4wk.

Second was faster, and way more painful. He got a bit stuck so that had something to do with the painful-ness.

Good luck with your VBAC.
xox

[Jahzara]

DS#1 was induced 4 days past EDD, waters broken at 7.30am, born at 1.46pm, 7lb 14oz

DS#2 was born 10 days before my EDD (went into labour naturally) waters broke at 6.oopm, born at 9.53pm, 7lb 4oz

DS#3 was induced 5 days past EDD, waters broken at 10.00am, born at 2.33pm, 8lb 2oz

So DS#2 was my best labour/birth all round ! Early, fastest (if you count from when my waters broke), smallest !

[PollyA]

My advice is not to listen to these things and just take it as it comes
My DD was induced after my waters broke at 41 weeks. Full on labour for about 8 hours, 3 of them pushing (asynclitic- wonky head) 4kg

My DS I had an irritable uterus, he was engaged at 32 weeks and I was told I would cough and he'd be born.
After 4 long weeks of pre labour I went into labour at...what do you know....41 weeks. 12 hours, 2 and 1/2 pushing (posterior bub) 4.8kg

The second labour was easier because I wasn't on synto, but longer and not early. I drove myself mad thinking it was going to fast and early.

Just like the babies themselves I think each labour is different and you really can't predict it

[deletedit]

Later (41 vs 37 weeks), shorter (5 hours vs 24) and bubs was 200gram and 3cm of head bigger and heavier.

4 days to go on this one, I can see him turning up late as well.

[*EJ*]

DS1 23 hours labour, 3 days early, 7lb 10oz
DS2 (waters broke, induced as merconium in my waters) 3.5 hours, 1 week early, 7lb 3.5oz
#3 i am not too sure what to expect, will i go early again? The difference in time if i don't have to be induced? Will i go smaller again?

[YoYo]

DS - 9 Days overdue - Induced - 9 hours labour - 3.5kg
DD - 2 Days early - Induced because of GD - 5 hours labour - 3.1kg

Second labour was much easier than the first. First induction got to synto drip stage, second only induced by gel. 55 Mins of pushing with the first and 12 mins of pushing with the second. I just knew what to do!!!