Compare your 1st to 2nd Labour/Birth

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My 1st i had contractions start about 7pm i think it was, i thought it was nothing but DP was timing. by 9 they were 3 mins appart. By 10 they were a min and a half appart so we went to the hossy. They said although my contractions were close i wasnt dilated. (i was 43 weeks) they decided to break my water) They did the checks and i was put in the room on the bed where they broke my water put the clip on bubs head. My BP went up but not too bad. I had gas and Peth shot. all over by 12.17am. I had bad tearing and took a long time to heal and they told me continuous stitches.

With #2 i was again overdue. Booked in for induction. Had Bubs wasntengaged so i was told i'd need all 3 doses of gel. After 1st dose (2.30pm) i had contractions almost instantly. was confined to bed for an hour and a half. (also being on monitors and on the bed an hour and a half before the gel) got up to go to the toilet had a shower and came out feeling like bubs was going to fall out... They checked me and started yelling for a wheelchair as i was 8cm dilated. Was raced up to delivery got there had a suck on the gas while laying on the bed and dont remember much after that but was told 1 push and DD was out. It was 2 mins after wheeling into delivery. a total of 2hour 16mins from the time they inserted the gel. Very intense contractions. Only issie with bubs was the heamorages (spl) in her eyes from such a quick birth) I has no tearing and but Aweful Afterbirth pains everytime i fed bubs. OMG it was like birth all over again

The Midwives said next bubs 1st sign of labour get my a$$ to the hossy as i could be the bext mum who delivers in the car... They said they had never seen the gel work so fast especially with bubs not engaged (head was down but not engaged)