DD was 10 months old when I fell pg to DS1 and I didn't show any earlier with him, though I felt him earlier. I had lost most of my pg weight by then and carried fairly small with her so found that my tummy was still fairly tight when I was carrying him.
My pg with him was quite different too - with her, I was flush and beautiful and glowing, with him, I was constantly sick, lost weight, hair was lank and skin was horrid.
Her labour was 28 hours and slow to build up, and I was eventually induced. With him, I laboured without anything but some gas in the last few hours, but otherwise it was easier for me despite it lasting 14 hours, and I was much calmer for it.
I fell pregnant with DD1 when DS was 11 months old. My pregnancies were very similar. I showed a bit earlier with DD1. I'll pop the labour and delivery times of each birth below
I fell pregnant with DD2 when DD1 was 5 months old. I expected to show a lot earlier considering it was my third baby and because there had not been much time between pregnancies, but DD2 was shy and didn't show much for quite some time. Once again the pregnancy was pretty similar to the others, although I found it was my hardest pregnancy as I also got sick a few times, plus also chasing after a toddler and baby already was quite exhausting.
DS:
Labour 9ish hours
Pushing 1.5 hours
DD1:
Labour 3 hours
Pushing 7 minutes
DD2:
Labour 1 hour 45 mins
Pushing 5 minutes (three pushes, lol!)
For me each birth got quicker and easier. My Ob didn't even make it to either of my girls' births, and midwife didn't even have to touch me or the baby for DD2's birth as I delivered her 100% myself
DS was 8months when I fell pregnant with DD. I didn't show until 19weeks (and that was only a slight bump) with both pregnancies. No real morning sickness with DS and I ate really healthy for most of it (which is what I craved - fruit and salad), whereas with DD I was sick the whole time, on strong medication and couldn't eat. Neither pregnancy seen me gain much weight - 8kgs with DS, 5kgs with DD; and back to pre-pregnancy weight within 3weeks. I'm actually 5kgs lighter now than when I fell pregnant with DD, but I was tandem feeding until very recently. Both I felt movement at 12weeks, even with an anterior placenta second time round.
DS's pregnancy was boring, apart from mild SPD. Spontaneous labour at 39+2 but required forceps after failed vacuum and I had an epidural.
DD's pregnancy was relatively boring, except I had irritable uterus for the last 8 or so weeks. Induced at 38+2 (AROM) with a drug free birth.
DD was 4 months old when I became pregnant with DS. I have started showing earlier with each baby - doesn't seem to matter how much time is between them. DS's pregnancy was GREAT. Honestly. I felt really good through the whole thing. I exercised as often as I could (prenatal DVD - Erin O'Brien, if you're curious.) Labour went really well, only 2 hr of active labour, and it was easy - I could hardly believe it when they told me I was at 10cm! But then, because of the relaxed uterus/abdominal muscles, it turned out that DS was in a lousy position and pushing him out took a bit of work.
DS1 was 11 months when I fell pg with DS2. I was showing by 2 -3 weeks - no kidding. I would have sworn I wasn't pg but everyone kept congratulating me on my pg. Then DH said I really should do a test - and it was positive. Then I thought I must be quite a few weeks along as I was already showing but the dating scan said otherwise. I really must have been showing before I was even 4 weeks pg!!
The good news for you is that I had a fantastic birth second time around. My body knew what to do and I went with it.
My boys are a mere 14 months apart so I almost gave birth a year apart lol but besides showing earlier I think they were pretty similar, I also believe I felt him move earlier because I knew what I was feeling. All the aches and pains were the same, I was the exact same weight at the start of both pregnancies and now 4 months after DS2 I'm 10kg lighter so I recovered quicker and running around after a toddler on top of all the demands of a newborn helped with that, both labours were exactly the same, DS was 2 hours with a 3rd degree tear and DS2 was 2.5 hours with 3rd degree tear. Both weighed and measured exactly the same, only DS was 2 weeks late and DS2 was 9 days early so that was a nice difference. As hard as it was at the beginning, it is getting easier and I love love love that they are so close. And it makes me love and appreciate DS more than I thought I ever could
DD was 6.5 months old when this bub was conceived, a few days shy of 7 months when I found out I was pregnant. I started showing earlier - was even asked how far along I was at 7wks once lol
Other than some issues unrelated to having them so close together I've been more able to do things this pregnancy than in either of my other 2 sticky pregnancies, bub is measuring right on dates whereas the other 2 were measuring 3-4wks ahead from about 20wks, I have more energy too.
I did lose 16kg while pregnant with DD and another 6kg when I gave birth to her, plus 10kg between pregnancies, and my bump is noticeably smaller than it was at the same gestation with the other 2, but I have put on somewhere between 6-8kg this pregnancy as well.
Only other thing I've noticed is my BHs and irritable uterus are worse now than they were in my previous pregnancies.
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