What are the chances of having a relatively hard and fast labour with your first and then a long and slow labour second time around? What is your experience?
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What are the chances of having a relatively hard and fast labour with your first and then a long and slow labour second time around? What is your experience?
Mine was the opposite, nice 12hr labour for the first one that was absolutely text book in terms of how it progressed and the second one was a hard and fast 8 hours that nearly saw her born on the loo because she crowned that fast. But it's one of those things you can't predict until it happens. I know women who've had the quick first birth and then the second one took a lot longer and others have had super fast births etc.
1st was 5.5 hours from waters breaking... Intense nearly right away. Very very close contractions whole way through. Went into labour naturally.
2nd I had my waters broken at 38 weeks as I was really unwell and been throughout pg. as soon as they broke my water it was on!!!! Intense very very close contractions just like he first birth. Felt just the same only less shock factor. Dd was born in under 2 hours.
2nd time round felt way easier for me. I knew what was coming and it was shorter but same intensity.
The next day I felt back to normal again; full of energy and revived!!!
Xx
DS was induced after my waters broke, was born 3 hrs later
DD was born 1hr and 25 mins after my waters broke, I didn't have any contractions until they broke, so was a very quick labour, but not hard. I think I had all of 10 contractions. Loads of pre labour in the three weeks before hand though. I was up and about straight away
First was 1 hr 45 minutes from the first 'niggle' to giving birth second was 2 hours 25 minutes from 'niggle' to birth. Both spontaneous labours
First was very traumatic and I had a lot of damage inside and out and was surgery straight after giving birth and in hospital for days, second I had him at 9.26am and was home in time for dinner that night
9 hours from start to finish with DD1 (first niggle and waters breaking to DD being born). Active labour was recorded as 6ish hrs though.
DD2 was 3.5 hrs (roughly) from my waters breaking to her arrival. Active labour was only 37 minutes though :o 47 on my watch. She was fast, crazy fast.
Both girls were SROM at home. With DD1, I had steady contractions immediately but DD2's contractions didn't start until about 50 minutes before she was born.
DD1 I was induced after srom. from start of drip to birth was 6hrs. At 2pm I was only 1cm and she was borm at 4:36pm so 2.5hrs.
DD2 was a long slow labour but very easy. 22hours from first contraction.
Number 1 was induced after srom ds was born 5hrs after they started the synto drip very hard and fast delivery
Number 2 labour was 1hr! Lucky I was at the hospital just as labour was starting
Although I do have a friend who's had 5 and each time labour got longer
Mine was also the opposite. My first was very long and difficult. The entire labour was 22 hours with 2 hours of pushing. My second was just under 2.5 hours and was not very painful at all.
Mine was the opposite - 13 hours with 4 hours active with dd2 and 7 hours with 2 hours active with dd3.
I think typically they get shorter for most people but who knows - its so unpredictable!
My labour times halved each time.
My first was 1hr 50 minutes from first contraction to baby. My second was 50 minutes from first contraction to baby.
I always thought the hard fast first labour was a fluke until I had my second one!
10 hours first, 4 hours second.
6 hours first, 6.5 hours second :)
Both my labours were so similar they kind of blur into each other lol. Followed the same exact pattern although the second was half as long (12hrs vs 6hrs) it didn't feel any different in intensity.
Mine were both induced, but they couldn't be any more different. BUT I attribute most of that to the massive differences in circumstance, and not my body/babies at all. I believe when #3 is born, I will finally find out how my body is *supposed to* labour.
Ianto (six-ish hours):
32 weeks/able to move around freely/laid down and moved around on the bed when I wanted to/was in the same room start to finish/gas and warm water as the only pain relief/pushed at will for about five minutes/only bad point was the obvious fact that he had died, otherwise a mostly enjoyable birth in itself.
Amelia (20ish hours)
38 weeks/strapped to the bed/not allowed to move at all once on the bed/moved to at least three different parts of the hospital during labour (including the POST natal ward for about seven hours)/epidural for last few hours of labour/coached pushing for around an hour/felt completely out of control the whole time, became distressed very early on which built as time dragged by.
:jawdrop: They strapped you to a bed??? Is that even allowed?
Dj - 31hrs and hour and twenty of pushing him out. (11days over natural labour)
Vic 1hr 43mins - 10days over.
Oh, well, I say "strapped". Really it was more of a "we're going to monitor the baby from now until you give birth, oh and by the way don't move a muscle because the monitor slips and loses the heartbeat when you do that", then telling me off when I inevitably moved. That midwife isn't exactly my favourite person ;) I may as well have been strapped down :(:
My first and second births were both 7 hours from first contraction to birth. My first was hard, and relatively fast for a first baby. It was overwhelming for me, even though everything went beautifully. My second birth was the same length, as I said, but much less overwhelming. I felt much more in control, and I knew what to expect, and that I could do it. I knew some coping techniques from what had helped last time, though I wouldn't say I was well-educated about alternative pain-relief.:
My third and subsequent births were much shorter - 2-3 hr of active labour.
All the best for a lovely birth when the day arrives!
My 1st labour (gel only induction) was 7 hours from when i rolled over in the hospital bed and my waters literally popped! :)
2nd labour i was already 3cm dilated from a previous s&s so i requested an AROM and labour was 5 hrs from start to finish :)
My labours were pretty good:
#1 - 10.5 hours, steady paced
#2 - 6 hours, steady paced
#3 - 3.5 hours, sudden but the easiest labour I had
#4 - 4.5 hours, whilst not long it was painful and my hardest to cope labour
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The norm is for second births to go a bit quicker and/or be more straightforward.
I guess in your case, it is best to prepare for a fast birth and what that entails (ie if you are planning on having baby at home or in hospital how do you prepare for a fast arrival etc). Knowledge is key and you have BTDT with hard and fast birth and I would recommend that you embrace that process and look into some techniques that can help you and your birth support during that (albeit short!) time to still allow you a chance to process the birth as it is happening and allow for a smooth transition. the thing i found with fast births is that they can be very intense and all of a sudden there is a baby and the chance to reflect on the birth and what it represents can easily be lost in the hurry ITMS.
my first birth was a 9 hour labour (i like to, in regards to my subsequent births lol) refer to it as my 'marathon' hahaha. the second birth was 1.5 hours and the third was 1.50 (just under 2 hours...so a bit slower). For me, the key to preparing was calmbirth. the second time i had no idea that things would go so quick but the calmbirth did really help to keep me focused despite the speed and allow me a chance to relax of sorts and be 'present'. but i still felt a bit ripped off in terms of it all being over before it started lol.
but the calmbirth really came into its own in the third birth. as i knew that the likelihood would be another quick number and i really wanted to acknowledge the birth and be ready to expect a quick one. i feel that it really really helped and i didnt get the feeling that it went too fast or that it happened without me IYKWIM.
First was 9 hours from start of synto drip to birth. Ouch.
Second induced with gel, which worked and labour was 4 hours from first contractions to birth. She flew out.
Now to see how the third goes.
My DD was a 10hr 45min labour (4 days over). My DS was 3hrs 10mins (1 day over). I dread what our #3 will be!
All my labors have been long, but intensity has been different. My second birth was my least intense (all unmedicated births)