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My first labour was induced at 37 1/2wks due to leaking hind waters. 23 hr labour. DD was so not ready to come! I had a horrible long labour with her.
My second was totally natural onset and labour. Pre labour for a few weeks. DS was born an hour after I got to hospital. I don't actually know how long labour was cause I didn't really think it was it! But my second experience was sooooo much nicer, I actually 'enjoyed' labour (as much as one can!) and it makes me think I could do it all again if every labour is like that!
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DD arrived 10 days over, spontaneous labour, 72 hours (probably 24 of that 'pre labour' but I don't care, it still HURT!)
DS arrived 10 days over, spontaneous labour, 5 hours from first niggle to birth - so much shorter.
In hindsight I can't say that my second labour was 'better' than the first, despite it being much shorter. My labour with DD was very long but it was a much gentler progression and I coped with the pain a lot better.
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DS1 was 40+2, DS2 was 36+3. Both were quick, easy labours.
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All of mine came earlier than the first. I am told it is because your body "is experienced" after the first and thus gets everything under way more efficiently - or some such stuff.
Every labour was different - except for all being too damn long for my liking, lol.
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DD1 was a 10 hr 25 mins labour and 3 days early
DD2 was a 6 hours labour and 5 days late....MUCH easier and better labour
DS was a 3 hrs 30 mins labour....7 days late and the BEST labour ever!
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Thanks for all your replies ladies....it seems that subsequent labours definitely are faster which is nice (even though my first labour was fine). Although I am not hearing that second babies come earlier!! This is ashame, lol. I am just going to ignore everybody that keeps saying to me that second babies come earlier and go back to my original way of thinking that I am going overdue. Love reading your replies though...keep them coming!
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My first baby was about 6 hours of labour and 1 hour of pushing. She came the day after her due date. Ny water broke on it's own before we went to the hospital. Labour was pretty intense, and I felt overwhelmed at the time, but recovery went really well, and I had no more fears about it when I became pregnant again.
Second baby I expected to be much faster. But my waters stayed intact, and labour didn't progress as fast as I hoped! She was also 7 hours, start to finish - but with 5-10 min of pushing, not an hour. She came 6 days before her due date.
Third baby was different from both. My midwife says that's typical. :dunno: With her, I was expecting/hoping to go early again, but after a round or two of false labour, she finally arrived one day after her due date. I had a homebirth this time. I laboured from 7 am to 5 pm or so, in "light" labour - prodromal labour, I guess it's called. Was at 4cm in the morning, and 4 cm at night. :( But then they broke my water, and things REALLY picked up. My "actual" labour time, recorded on my paperwork is 1.5 hours, I think. She was born after 2 pushes.
And, though labour may differ from one baby to the next, as the other mums have said - it generally goes better the second, third,.... whatever, time around, because you know what to expect, and your body knows what it's doing.
All the best for a lovely birth! I hope those last weeks go fast! I find things drag so badly in the last few days - almost made me crazy!
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1st Labour was 12 days over and went for 10 hours, horrible forcep delivery,
2nd Labour 5 days over spontaneous labour (can't give you a exact length as I my contractions never got closer than 8 mins apart "light labour" but went for nearly 24 hours until I was ready to push and I only pushed for 30 mins, really great birth loved it. Said I would do it again straight after, no drugs. Even though it was a long 24 hours it was really managable because of the length in between contraction. My DH and I were actually a little bored in hospital,:redface:
My Ob said 2nd births are just so different from 1st deliveries that you can't compare them.
Good Luck, Look forward to reading your story when bubs arrives
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