TBH i am just freaked out about the afterbirth pains...with DD2 they were horrendous and my IM told me to prepare myself for some pretty intense ones this time too.
The afterbirth pains did seem more painful, but you forget so quickly! They could have been as painful the time before, but because they don't last for long you really do forget (well, I did anyway).
After birth pains wer bad but I was shocked at how much worse they were they second time compared to the first so for my third I took ibuprofen I think? Or voltaren? Can't remember it was a NSAID as well as panadol twice in the twelve hours after birth and it helped a lot! As well as heat packs and not having synto injection for third stage also helped reduce the pain of the after pains for me
I started a thread somewhere as I was worried about the after pains more than the labour!
First was induced and 18 hours but who knows what would have happened if I was left to go naturally.
Second was 8 hours from start to finish.
Third was 13 hours but she was 2 pound heavier than the others.
I never lost any plug or had my waters break prior to labour with any of them.
After pains aren't fun. My MIL was right, they get worse with each one. I was actually on panadeine forte for them after DD3.
Makes breastfeeding interesting when you're bracing yourself for the feeding & the after pains!
My 3td was pretty much like your mw said... #1 started with show and contractions soon after, 7hrs from show to birth. #2 different coz I was already in hospital because of (another) mild bleed which brought on contractions that I couldn't feel but were showing on monitor. After 2 1/2days of that contractions ramped up and she was born about 4 1/2hrs later.
Dd2 I'd been having lots of prelabour (i always get strong Braxtons from about 20wks!) But she showed no signs of actually making an entrance! At 39w 2d had just made a cuppa about to sit down after putting ds & dd to bed, standing up behind lounge waters broke when I laughed at the tv! Contractions started about 40mins later and dd2 was born about 1 1/2hrs after waters breaking! In all honesty I did find it stressful and 'to quick' and went into mild shock after birth. Thank God I hadn't planned to go to hospital coz I'm certain I wouldnt have made it lol
Having said all that ds2 labour was MUCH more relaxed honestly the most perfect birth imaginable and I'm sure its quite possible to have that with #3 instead of #4
Oh and umm yes sorry afterbirth pains were pretty horrible with #3 and 4, but take some painkillers before feeds as it will help.
My 3rd was a 34min labour. One push and she was out.
Intense contraction that arrived and never left. Luckily I was at the hosp or I never would have made it.
After pains were pretty horrible while bf but they go away after 3-4 days.
Dreading the after pains for number 4 but prepped a home birth so no getting into a car for me!!!
yeah, the after pains were pretty horrendous for me third time around too, and I was taking voltaren for the first 36 hours while in hospital. Once I got home and started doing my own thing they got a whole heap better
Interesting to read. My first was quicker (like heaps quicker) than my second. Wonder what the third would be like for me. Especially considering I had to BF DD to get contractions and after pains were not bad at all but considering my uterus wasn't really contracting like it should it's not that surprising. Will have to have a 3rd to see lol
My 3rd was a week over, no real pre labour. It just started out of the blue and bub came in a bit under 3.5 hours. Made it to hospital just in time as I was in denial it was time to go
My 3rd was perfectly timed. First was 17hrs too long second 2 hours way too short third was 6 hours and just right.
No warning or pre labor. Had tonnes with second.
Worst after pains after though. I recall crying and vowing never again lol oops...
DS3's birth was much as your midwife has said OP - I had three false starts where I was sure I was in labour but the contractions faded away to nothing. In the end I was induced (gel only) as DS3 was two weeks overcooked. I don't have a link to DS3's birth story in my sig, but its in Birth Stories if you want to have a look. Essentially my waters broke spontaneously approx 4 hours after the gels went in, and DS3 was born less than 45 mins later. I was expecting another sponteaneous arrival around the EDD, like my first two boys, which I soooo didn't get much to my frustration. But while DS3's birth was fast and furious in the end, it was still awesome.
Re: afterbirth pains ... I didn't really get any. TMI alert ... For me, I had major gushes of blood every time I BF'd or DS3 howled for the first couple of weeks, but no pains.
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