Labour shorter with each baby?

[beansbeans!]

I know theres been threads on this before but..

Did your labours get shorter each time with each baby??

Everyone keeps telling me that the gods are going to grant me an even shorter labour than I had with DD2 (97mins). Although I love the idea of the 3rd labour been shorter, Im starting to think its setting me up for failure.

So DD1 was 12hrs, DD2 was 97mins.

TIA

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

DD1 9hrs then DD2 5hrs.
Both natural spontaneous labors - FWIW.

Sent from my iPhone, more than likely while I should be doing something else!

[PumpkinZulu]

I'd be interested to hear about this too...DD's labour was 6 hours and I've been wondering the same thing.

[Lisa]

All of mine have got slightly quicker.
DS1 - 7.5hrs
DD1 - 6hrs
DS2 - 5.5hrs
DD2 - 4hrs
DD3 - 2hrs

[Khaleesi]

Mine were
6hrs active
2hrs 10min
84 mins

[beansbeans!]

Wow, thanks ladies!

Maybe its not just an old wives tale!

[Lolpigs]

LOL can I have the 84 min one the first time around ?

[misty]

1st - 4hrs
2nd - 4hrs
3rd - 1.5hrs
4th - 2.5hrs, but with a day of pre-labour lead up to it.

I would add a note that the woman in the delivery suite next to me really did not deal with her labour well at all - because she had a quick labour qith her first, she was expecting the same for her second, and so was totally unprepared for the reality of a 12hr labour that she ended up having. If not for her expectations not being met, I think she would have coped a lot better, and not been so distraught if she hadn't had the expectation that things would be the same as last time.

My advice, try and build expectation for the oppersite of what you want, because then if things don't go the way you expect you will be pleasantly surprised.

[diannescruffy]

12hrs,
6hrs,
3hrs,
2hrs.

Regards,
Dianne

[MissEm]

My second labour was 1/4 of the length of my first labour.

[Jewel]

Mine were
12hrs.
4hrs.

[sas85]

Well technically I don't labour perse due to my not dilating until the last minute and not having exact regular interval contractions, but ignoring the 'text books':
DD1. No Prelabour. Hind Water Leak led to 4.5 hour hard, intense labour.
DD2. Small show. 12 hour labour (Including 8 hours of almost constant vomiting though that was a virus). All in all, (if it hadn't been for the vomiting) the labour was not as painful and intense as DD1's short one which felt like almost one giant contraction, so quickers not always better

[OceanPrincess]

#1: 40hrs
#2: 6hrs
#3: TBC... But going on past form I can expect maybe... 2hrs That'd be nice.

No wait, I did my maths wrong... more like 40mins.

[Shanti]

DD1 - 9.5hrs spontaneous labour 41wks
DD2 - 14.5hrs spontaneous labour 40+6 wks

So my 2nd was longer BUT she was 10lb 6oz (that's 4.7kg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) she needed longer to come out

I started a thread on this a few months ago, it got pretty big!

[Tinks]

Mine all pretty much halved.

1. 5 hrs
2. 2 hrs
3. 56mins

[delphmoon]

How inspirational

I had a 4.5 hr for my first to heres hoping for 1hr this time....if it ever happens????

[ree]

1st 17hrs

2nd 35 mins but was 3lb 10

3rd 8hrs My best labour

4th 4hrs my 4th was like one big contraction no drugs and he was 9lb 4 it was intense

[Mumtastic]

First - 22 hours (induced)

Second - 22 hours (natural) (ended in emergency-section but he was about to crown so would have been about that long)

Third - 10 hours (induced)

Fourth - 35 hours (natural). However, hospital didnt believe I was in labour for the first 34 hours as I dilated strangely (ie, was at 2cm still but coudl stretch to 7cm etc which they dont count as 'active labour). According to the hospital I had a one hour labour which still annoys me til this day.