Tegan,

As per my post - perhaps she was in a bad position, hence the vacuum not working and the Ob having to use his hand in to help. I think I recall a previous post from you saying her shoulders where stuck, which is called shoulder dystocia - is that the case? Completely different, but again, this is often a bad positioning scenario. Please don't feel frightened that this will happen again as it's not hereditary or anything like that - Lucy had shoulder dystocia with her first and Charlie shot out didn't he Lucy!

Also second time around, you have to remember that things are going to be more stretched and birthing is generally much easier and is quicker, as there is more room.