thread: Second or subsequent labour - when did yours start?

  1. #1

    May 2008
    Melbourne, Vic
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    Second or subsequent labour - when did yours start?

    So I know how it is most common for first time mums to go into labour over night as that is when the labour-inducing hormones are strongest (or whatever it is!). But what about when it is your second, third, fourth labour? Etc etc?

    When did yours start? What time of the day was it?

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    Feb 2006
    melbourne
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    both mine started in the early morning with waters leaking!

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    Sep 2008
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    DS-2am
    DD1-4.30pm
    DD2-2am

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    3am

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    DD 4am but they didn't count it as proper labour until 8am.
    the previous 2 nights I had contractions that started around 10-11pm and lasted most of the night.

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    Dec 2005
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    DD2 - 11pm

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    Dec 2006
    Melbourne
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    Second or subsequent labour - when did yours start?

    It's also because your body is resting, I have no idea with dd1 as I didn't know I was in labour, with dd2 it was about 4am it started with pre labour and things got moving about 9pm

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    Feb 2007
    Melbourne
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    My first two labours started at 4am, weird! My first contraction with DD (my third labour) was at 8pm, but didn't really start until 9:30pm.

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    Sep 2009
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    Labour started around 11.30pm and bub was born at 2.50am

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    Apr 2010
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    Based on this thread, I think I need to keep my nights free during the next month

  11. #11
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    Sep 2008
    In a cloud of madness.
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    DD1 - was induced
    DD2 - started very minor contractions about 6pm.. .nothing too bad until about 7am.

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    Jun 2007
    Brisbane
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    DS1 - 7pm, waters broke. "Real labour" (ie/ it got ouchy) began 1am. Born 4.30am.
    DS2 - 7am, contractions started (... after a solid night's sleep!). Real labour began 11am. Born 2.15pm.