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11 year gap between babies

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Mumof3withabigagegap · 16/10/2025 21:59

Hi all. I’m due this November and I’ve just found out the times of my two previous births. I’ll list them below. From what I’ve read online, some say my third birth (after an 11 year gap) will be the same or quicker, other sites say I might be more like my first. So I just wanted to know if anyone who’s been through similar gaps and what your labours were like?
first labour (2011) was 8 hours and 34mins (from 4cm to birth of baby).
second labour (2014) was 4hrs and 11mins

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LaTable · 17/10/2025 06:18

Hi! I'll have a 6 year for the smallest gap. With 3 and a half hours for my 1st and about 2hrs something with the 2nd.
Also due November and fully planning to potentially deliver on the way to the hospital (I'd home birth if I was allowed to save all the drama)
I've got a friend who had a big ish age gap similar to mine and her labour's where all about an hour/2 from 1st contraction to baby.
Would rather plan for a shorter labour than get surprised by it again!
Is home birth something you could plan for?

SwayzeM · 17/10/2025 06:19

1st labour 18 hours, 2nd 24hrs 3rd induced, then 4th was 12 hours. All 4 births in a 6 year period. 11 years later labour was about 12 hours again and the easiest of them all. I was 21 with my 1st and 41 when I had the last one. She was the only 1 where the waters broke naturally.

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