Yeah, #2 was great.

#1 was an 8 hour labour, so not too bad, but #2 was much shorter at 3.5 hours.

I think that yes you know what is coming, but you also know that you can do it. Remember that it doesn't start off hurting that bad, that it eases into it, and so will your coping mechanisms. If anything, you'll remember what worked best for coping with the pain and go for that straight away, rather trying to work it all out.

The recovery after #2 was so much quicker than #1 for me.