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Hello,
I am currently expecting bub #3 and have been told that subsequent labours get quicker, from my experince this was the case for me - my first labour was 21hrs and my second was 1hr 44mins. I know this is not to say this birth will be as quick my last ...i guess i will just have to wait and see.
Would be great to hear how long your labours were and if they did get quicker each time . I'm starting to think i might have to camp at the hospital a week before hand,lol.
yep, 2.5 hours the first and 1 hr 15 mins the second....
Wishing you a wonderful birth.
x
I've only had one so can't comment from personal experience but my mother had a 6 hour labour, then a 2 hour one, then a 3 hour one (induced though)
my first was 12 hours & second was 4.5 hours, so in my case yes they did get quicker but I've only had 2 :lol:
Mine got quicker too. First 12hrs, 2nd 6hrs, 3rd, 3hrs and 4th 2hrs.
Regards,
Dianne
Thanks for the quick replies girls!!!
Hmmm, i think i am just going to have to wait and see .. .who know's what will happen, i might end up having to have a c/s early anyway if some of the issues i have get worse.
I think I'd be camping at the hospital if I were you LOL!
Mine all got quicker too:
First - 37 hours
Second - 16.5 hours
Third - 4.5 hours
Well...I'm slightly out of the ordinary...
DD1 - 18.5 hours
DD2 - 30 hours (she was posterior & had to turn, which she did during labour. I think thats what slowed it down)
DS - 5 hours
My mum was 18 hours, 9 hours & 2.5 hours :) It is more common I think, to get quicker, but it doesn't always happen.
Mine were 12, 8, 4.5 and 6 but I wouldn't count the 3rd one as it was induced.
Hmmm, looking at these it seems more often then not the labours do get shorter ....great think i might have to teach the boys to dial 000 just incase it all happens very quick and DH is on nightshift!!
My labours got quicker- 1st was 5 hrs, 2nd was 2 hrs, third was 56 mins. My 2nd was the worst, it progressed so quickly and was more painful but at least it only lasted 2 hrs. The 3rd was the easiest, it was actually pleasant....as far as labour goes.
My first was 7.5hrs (posterior bub)
My second was 6hrs
My third was 5.5hrs
My fourth was 4hrs
Mine have got slightly quicker with each baby.
First 11 hours (induced)
Second 2 hrs 29 mins :o (induced)
Third TBA
i cannot fathom how a labour an be as quick as a few hours!!!!!!
i just don't understand it.... here's hoping my next one is like that...
first was about 27 hours give or take, but who's counting.
My first labour (induced but with gels only) was 2 hours, 5 minutes!
I think I might camp at the hospital next time too!
gawd I hope so!
DS started with braxton hicks but actual labour was about 12 hrs
Sure did :)
DD1 was 4 hours, DD2 was only 1 hour from 1st contraction to holding her in my arms :o I would be camping out at the hospital if I was having another one LOL
again, amazed... how does that happen... why so quick for some and a long long long torture for others!!!!!!!!?????????????
luck?
i'm not speaking to my cervix until it pulls up its socks.
Mine were 12hrs with #1 and 4hrs with #2.
Congrats on your pregnancy!
xox
Emma, i know i was shocked that i went from 21hrs with my first to 1hr44 with my second but in all honesty i can say that my second (the quicker) was so much more full on and intense. I guess though when i had previously had 21hrs for my body to do the same thing as it did in 1hr44mins i suppose you have to kinda expect it hey!:
Yes, first one was 2hrs 50min, 2nd was 2hrs.
Both induced and started from when waters were broken.
I worry about having to call the ambulance too! Especially if waters break :0
Im shocked also! labours under and just over 1hr long!!! when are u starting the timing from?
Im getting scared - LOL i want a longer labour for my 2nd not a shorter one!
Westy - ur best bet is not to call 000 - trust me u will wait for ages! definalty camp at the hospital! hahaha
Yep around 20hrs with first and just 5hrs with second :D
My first was 9 hours, my second was 6.
A friend of mine had a 6 hour labour for her first, and 24 minutes for her second :o
Yep I was 9 hrs with my first, then 4 hrs with my second - I did have to call the ambo with #2 as I had no pre-labour at all and was a bit in denial about properly being in labour! Lol
Wow i am really starting to think camping at the hospital a week before hand isnt sounding so silly .... have to see if there is a nice shady spot to pitch my tent when im there tomorrow :smile:
Haha.
Another here
1st - 11 hours
2nd - 50min
You might not have to camp though - if I have another I will just have someone camp with me. :lol:
And do you have any ambulance dispatch places near you? With my second an ambulance was called and I think they took about 10min, so it might depend on where you live and how busy the day/night is.
Yeah, mine did too. First was 8 hours, second was 3 hours. But if it's any consolation, my friend had a 3 hour labour for both her 2nd and 3rd, so it might not get quicker this time around.
Nelle, im not exactly sure where the ambulance would be dispatched from for my area - but i am rather confident that it would take longer then 10mins to get here, anyway if i have to ring them i most certainly will.
MantaRay - 3 hrs isnt too bad i dont think, id hate to go from 21hrs, to 1hr44 then to a horribly long 30hr labour. I have read that they say it usually does get quicker with each bub so i guess we will just have to wait and see.
Great thread!!! Something I did want to know!!!
I can't really answer, but I had a 4.5hour labour with my first who was posteria so am expecting this one to be extremely fast, which kind of scares me I must admit! :lol:
I wish you all the very best with it all.
I'm in real trouble then, preg with no 2 now, first one was only 18 mins! Luckily we live 5 mins from the hospital
sure did get quicker and thank god too :lol:
14hrs
8 hrs
4 hrs
1 1/2 hrs
so hopeing this one is even quicker but dont know its been 11 yrs since my last :D
THAT had me in stitches!!! LOL!!:
NO.... Mine got longer.
DD#1 ~ 18hrs
DD#2 ~ 20hrs
DD#3 ~ 25hrs (induced)
I hope this one will be shorter but with my track record doesnt look like it.:wall: