2nd time mums and labour

[mydogmike]

How long was your labour with your second child?

[LindziLouLaBelle]

5 hrs

[icode]

6 hours. But was induced by drip.

[CostaCosta]

8

[Gerdticker]

I’m told it’s typically about half the length of your first?

[JustAddCoffee91]

3 hours from the first contraction... my 1st was about 21 hours

[FriedasCarLoad]

First was 8 hours and a homebirth. Second was 28 hours ending in an EMCS.

Sorry, I know it's not an encouraging story, but I think it's better to know this happens. I'd been so reassured that second labours were easier and usually half the time, that my experience left me shocked.

[cryptonaut]

@FriedasCarLoad this doesn't fill me with hope! My first was 42 hours from waters breaking, 22 hours of which was established labour, ending up with forceps (narrowly avoiding EMCS). Really hoping that second will be much quicker!

[unmarkedbythat]

2 hours 45 minutes. In total, 15 minutes longer than with my first, but the second stage was just 4 minutes compared to 75 minutes first time round! Best birth of all of them for me.

[babychange12]

Too fast! He ended up born in the car park 🤣

[itshappened]

First was 48 hrs and second over 55hrs.... But I know that is extremely unusual so shouldn't be cause for concern for you. for some reason my waters never break naturally so I end up with very a long active labour and it takes hours for my body to progress from 9cms dilated. Lucky me!

[Wowcherarestalkingme]

45 minutes

[FolkSongSweet]

@FriedasCarLoad that’s quite a scary thought! Do you know why your second one was longer? Was the baby big/back to back/in a weird position? I’m aiming for a home birth after a quick and straightforward first birth, but worried this could happen to me.

[Thesnowfellfast]

Induced at midnight, was at 6cm by 6am, delivered baby after 3 pushes at 07.49.

[mumof1babe]

3 hours. 40 of active labour and 4 mins pushing. First labour 8 hours exactly from waters breaking and about 15 mins of pushing

[Comfortablycrazy]

First was 4 hours from first contraction to birth (hospital, waterbirth) and second was 7 hours from first contraction to birth (breech homebirth)

[Mummapenguin20]

1st 4 hours
2nd 7 mins from first contraction 3 pushes
3rd 45 mins 2 pushes xx

[ohdearymemumof3]

1st 8hrs
2nd 3hrs
3rd 2hrs 40mins

[Gerdticker]

@Mummapenguin20

Oh my gosh I HAVE to know more!

Your second labour - please, tell the story?! Extraordinary! Are we talking 7 mins active labour, or from first twinge?

(My first was 4 hrs ish too, so you’ve got me panicking my baby could pop out in the next ten minutes

[Mummapenguin20]

My waters went wednesday morning. Friday they wanted to induce me i wasnt keen so i was allowed to spend the day walking hospital grounds, i got to a delivery room at 6pm to be induced but was fully dilated so opted for the waiting game on a monitor 630 first contraction i said i felt that next one i said i need to push next i pushed head out pushed again she was here. She was 6lb and is perfect xx

[Mummapenguin20]

She arrived 637 x

[sarahc336]

Wow @Mummapenguin20

[Mummapenguin20]

I was petrifed my 3rd was gunna be quickerand i wouldnt get to hospital. X