My labours were totally different and if I could I would have DS's labour all over again, though maybe without the weeks of prelabour! DD's labour I was loud and it was soooo painful. I was induced and in labour for 23hours. I was ab****ely buggered by the end of it all and so out of it because of the pethdine I'd had. With DS I went to hospital 8cm dialated and he was born within 2hours. I barely made any noise and I coped with it all sooo much better than I did with DD's birth, I had no drugs at all. I was on such a high afterwards I couldn't sleep for hours, even though the last week had been a horrible week for me with prelabour. Both times though, I laboured in bed, on my back. I would like to try to birth on all fours this time, though I think I like the support and stability of the bed....we'll see!!