Were your second and following births easier than the first??

[m+w=peanut]

As it states in the topic I am wondering if your second and following births were easier than your first.

I am experiencing a lot more anxiety about labour with this one than I remember having with my first.

Tia

[helle]

Yes.

I even have video footage of the midwives saying I can push whenever I felt like it and me going "seriously? Already? But it's been so easy to have gotten this far already!"

And then Dd shot out of me about 4 minutes later XD

[ElleJay]

I'm not sure. I'm actually nervous bout going into labour naturally before my scheduled c-section date, and that's sending my anxiety levels higher.
Good luck!!


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[The[cookie]Doctor]

quicker but in no way easier.
it happened thick and fast, was not a fan of my 2nd labour at all.
first birth was longish and back labour but def. preferable.

[Phteven]

No. My first birth was a vaginal delivery. During my second labour I progressed faster but then at 9cm things went pear shaped and I had an emergency c-section.

[Sagres]

Yes! I've had 2 babies so can't talk about anything after the second birth but the second was much easier. I had an epidural the first time and not the second and still found the second time a lot better.
I think the things that made it better were a) physically the body doing it a bit easier because it had been there done that IYKWIM, and b) me being better prepared mentally because I had been there done that

[mummame]

yes definately, but partly due to the fact that with my first I was left alone in an "observation" ward (there was no observation) for 4 hours, where I went from 2cms to pushing in 3 hours. I had no idea what was happening, and was absolutely panic striken.
With my second child, I had an epidural and had a student nurse with me the whole time. Even with deceleration's in bubs heartbeat from the first contraction I felt in control. Bub's was delivered 90 mins after first contraction.

[m+w=peanut]

Before DS2 was born I would get a bit anxious thinking that if things went worse than with DS1 I would end up with a C/S. But my midwives were really empowering - they gave me great tips about positioning while in labour at home (hand and knees with butt in air and head on the ground to turn a posterior baby) and were just great.

This is exactly how I have been feeling!

[*EJ*]

Definately for me.

DS1 i was in labour for 23 hours and it was hard, i was getting so tired i just kept saying i can't do this anymore.

DS2 was induced but i was also beginning to have my own contractions by that time, he was around the 3 hour mark.

And DD was my best most enjoyable labour, i had contractions at home from the moment i got out of bed but carried on throughout the day to when things got really intense at about 5ish and she was born at 8:40pm. Definately my most empowering labour out of all three.

All the best xo

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I wouldn't say DD'2's labour was an 'easier' than DD1's in regards to pushing etc as they were both quite quick and drug free but i felt more in control and a little more at ease going into it, my contractions etc didn't seem so intense and i was calmer so in that sense it was a lot easier.
Both of mine were 'easy' in the sense of time (DD1 - total labour 9hrs, 20min pushing after waters broke and she was here, DD2 - total labour 5hrs, 8min pushing after waters broke) but it was still just as painful etc.

[SunnyRain]

i had an epidural first time so easy but boring. the epidural didn't slow it down, i pushed ds out in 3 pushes.

2nd baby was induced with gel and my waters broken but not syntocin. i was in labour for longer and pushed for up to an hour. it was very exhausting and challenging.


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[Tegam]

2nd and 3rd much easier. 4th back to first but no worse iykwim

[~*Niadalla*~]

Yes and No I guess.
First labour - gas only, 2 tears (1st degree urethera 2nd degree perenium), pushed for 1hr23mins total labour was 37+ hours.
Second labour - Gas only, NO tears, pushed for 6 minutes total labour was 12 hours. It was quicker but I remember it being much more painful.

[Novella]

My first was pretty good 8hours all up but the last two were hard work

My second was better because I knew what to expect so mentally I was much better prepared and when I was in transition instead of panicking about the out of control feeling I realised I was close to the end

Both my births were analgesia free vaginal births and I had a group practice midwife with me the whole time

Good luck

[MummaBee]

I was in labour for the same amount of time with both pregnancys, personally I found my second much harder but she was 3 pounds heavier and i had no drugs second time around where as with the first i had an epidural, also emotionally second time around was tougher as i knew what i was in for.

[beansbeans!]

For me, the answer is yes. But what really made the difference in the end was that I knew what I was in for. I spent the last trimester of my second one preparing myself for everything to make sure I had everything set in my mind before anything happened and when the time came I felt more empowered than I did first time round.
First time round, I think that I was more relaxed, and put my faith and trust in the medical profession. The second time round I put my faith and trust in myself and DH first before the medical profession. Second time round I was able to stand up for myself and have the confidence to say I can do this and this is how I want to achieve it. For me that was the most amazing thing to happen, for when the time came I handled labour and delivery so much better than the first time round.
On the pain front, it hurt both times, and Im going to assume its going to hurt this time round too but I know that I will be able to handle what is thrown at me.

[DANNIIM]

I've had three natural drug free labours. With my first it was a good slow but steady build up with second stage being 1.5 hours and all up labour of 8 hrs, my second wAs very quick no time to think of pain relief 5 mins of second stage all up 2.5 - 3 hrs, my third was hardest in terms of a really full on contractions for the whole 6.5 - 7 hrs the second stage was pretty short maybe 5 or 10 mins but she emerged posterior with her hand up near her face.

[delphmoon]

As it states in the topic I am wondering if your second and following births were easier than your first.

I am experiencing a lot more anxiety about labour with this one than I remember having with my first.

Tia

LOL...I asked this exact question when I was pg for the 2nd time

I think the 2nd time around you know what your in for and thats what creates the anxiety cause we all know- labour isn't pretty and it certainly aint easy LOL But.....

I felt more in control the 2nd time. I felt more prepared. and even thought I was more anxious about labour throughout the pregnancy, when labour came I was stronger and eager for birth LOL

I laboured 1hr 4mins the second time compared to 4hr the first and I moved around alot more the 2nd time than the first. I worked with my body alot better.

So my advice to you is- you are going to feel anxious etc throughout the pregnancy but once your in labour you may surprise yourself and power on through it. Just try not to think about it til then

xx