If you had a 2 day labour with DC1, how long did DC2 take?

[peachsmuggler]

That's it really, just wondering how people's second labour compared to first, 2 day labour. Thanks!

DD1 - days & days (& days...)

DD2 - less than 5 hours from mild niggle to first cuddle

DS1 3 days of very painful back to back labour.
DS2 6 hours of niggly labour and 4cm - 10cm and pushing in 5 mins labour.

26 hrs and 7 hrs, DD1 says she's sorry she'd forgotten to grow any fingernails.
DD2 has never said sorry for the fact that she forgot the gaps between contractions

I did go into shock with DC2 (so did DP) but once that wore off it was the most amazing feeling. I remember going to the supermarket when she was 3 days old and the cashier being impressed that I was up and about- I told her that I felt like I could run a marathon or climb a mountain (not normally my idea of fun ) I don't think I will ever feel that kind of adrenaline rush again.

DC3 at 2 1/2 hours felt positively leisurely compared to that but again was a really great experience and I felt fabulous afterwards.

Despite the speed of things with both labours I never felt out of control the way that I did with DC1. With DC2 I remember being able to think about the fact that I was obviously going to deliver at home and possibly without help and being able to think about what I would have to do. Luckily I'd read an article on what to do a few weeks previously. I never thought I'd need it.

I think I might read an article too spiggy!

Good luck bedathogwarts!

DC1 - c.3 days
DC2 - 1hr 20 mins from first contraction. Had her within 4 mins of getting to hospital, just managed to get my pants off, was standing up, midwife caught her.

DS 36 hours, induced and ventouse, had to be dragged out.

DD 1 1/2 hours of mild pain, 1/2 hour of strong contractions, 15 mins pushing. In total around 2 1/2 hours. She fell out .

Good luck!

Mine were:

1st: 54 hours
2nd: 19 minutes
3rd: 6 hours
4th: 4 minutes
5th: 5 hours

DC1 took DAYS (56 hours, I seem to remember). Lots of niggly contractions that kept me awake and didn't get us anywhere. DC2 I got to 10cm in about 7 hours, but then he went the wrong way and I ended up having another c/section. So much for the proverbial male sense of spatial awareness [hhmm]

OddBoots, I am [hshock] at 4 mins!

"I think I am worried that I will be slightly blasé about getting to hospital, thinking it will be hours yet. "

Yeah, I did this. DD1 took about 3 days to arrive. DD2 was 7 hours.

When my contractions started at 2am with DD2 I got up without disturbing DH and settled down to wait. They never became really regular so I didn't feel there was any need to hurry or organise my mum to come for DD1 etc. When I finally did sort everything out, the contractions became very strong very quickly. I did make it to the hospital, but DD2 was born about 15 minutes after I got there and I had a nightmare drive through rush hour traffic.

So I'd advise going in earlier than you think you need to!

My word you're all scaring me. My DD was prem and there's a good chance DC2 will be too, so I'd need to get to hospital in good time for steroids, drips to slow things down etc. I was thinking I'd be ok as DD's labour was four days. But now I'm all in a tizzy!!

Oh well. Just another thing to add to my list of unnecessary worries! (I'm accumulating quite a lot)

The 4 minutes one. I had been having irregular contractions, nothing too much and not really painful but as it was a surrogate pregnancy and the parents were 4 hours away I wanted to call them asap when things happened so I asked dh to drop me to the hospital to be checked.

I was expecting to be told either it was just BH or it was early labour but I walked in the door and suddenly needed to push. My poor friends missed the birth by a long shot. I had probably been in labour all night but didn't notice.