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[OceanPrincess]

My three were all similar but then again very different.

DD first ctx 10pm, laboured all that night, the next day, the following night and she was finally born 5.35am. I was completely knackered and didn't really enjoy it at all. I was expecting a c/s, tbh.

DS1 first ctx 2am, went back to sleep, woke bout 20 mins later to another, by 6am I was in established labour and ctx were 3-5min apart, arrived at hospital 7.30am, DS1 born 9.20am. My sister and mum wanted to come as support people (they'd been invaluable when DH and I were both exhausted when DD was born) but they missed it as DH assumed we'd be there all day. Baby had other ideas.

DS2 first ctx also 2am, next 2.10am, mum arrived to look after the kids 4am, left for hospital 4.20am, arrived 4.45am, baby born 5.11am. Much faster!

I definitely preferred the boys' arrivals. I wasn't so tired, and was able to enjoy the babies after they were born.

[Kazzo]

My three were all similar but then again very different.

That is how I see mine too.

DD1 - Waters start leaking, very very weak contractions. Go to hospital to get checked and waters are green when we get there so drip set up. Contractions strong and slowly get closer together. No dilation though after fours hours of drip. 2.5 hours later DD1 born with 2 pushes. No plug loss or bloody show.

DD2 - felt very first contraction at 4am, went all day slowly getting closer and longer. Bloody show mid afternoon. Contractions never got closer then 5 minutes apart and never very strong either. DD2 born after at 2.30am after 2 pushes.

DS - Had a bloody show around 1pm and contractions started about 30 minutes later. I could feel everything as it was happening (I remember this huge sense of awerness of my body) Contractions never got closer then 3 minutes apart. DS born at 11:11pm after 2 pushes.

So DD2 and DS very similar, started the same but DS shorter. One thing that is the same with all three is that my body lets me know it is in labour, has a slow build but ends very quickly.

[Jellyfish]

Both basically exactly the same, one was just shorter. Both also started at the same time, when I woke up at around 7am.