did anyone with an EXTREMELY long first labour have a nice short second labour?

[PinkTulips]

and by long i mean really long. started getting contractions on friday night, had dd at 3pm monday after 18 hours of established labour with contractions every 2 mins, following 2 days of irregular contractions.

please tell me some of you with similar first labours had one of those lovely 4 hours labours i keep hearing about with their second..... please!

[PinkTulips]

thanks for all the encouraging stories girls, unfortunately it wasn't to be in my case... 18 hours to get baby Caleb out yesterday... well worth it though!

[anthonykiedisbitontheside]

I had exactly the same labour as you describe with dd1 with ds it took 40 minutes!

[motherinferior]

36 hours or so first time (would have been longer but there was a bit of a crisis and they got the ventouse out); seven hours from waters popping without warning to baby popping in water pool second time.

[MaryP0p1]

1 labour very slow and problematic second labour was less than 2 hours from start to finish, with no stitches. Much better I think.

[Halster]

First labour was 48 hours, 20 hours of which was established labour (took this long even on a drip to speed it up). DD eventually hauled out with forceps. Nightmare from start to finish.

Second labour (only 7 days ago!): From 3 cms to birth: 4 1/2 hours. Noone more surprised than me! OK, it still hurt, but I look back on it now with joy and amazement. First time round I just looked back in horror.

[bubblez]

PHEW!! Was beging to panic picturing the rush I would have to make to get to the hospital..(although way ahead of myself now as I don't even know if I'm prgers yet)

Hope that it does work out that your next labour is faster pinktulips.

[trace2]

72 hours first time with dd, then a 14 months later 2 hours with ds

[bubblez]

OMG I was just brousing this thread, but now am truely terrified of falling pregnant again (even though am ttc). My dd was born in 3and a half hours, so what is that going to mean for a second

Pinktulips at least you know that there is a good chance that you will get your 4 hour labour.

[FoghornLeghorn]

My labour with DD was 28 hours, 22 of those were with contractions every minute lasting a minute and over 2 hours of pushing ending in ventouse delivery and episiotomy.
Am currently pregnant with #2 so a nice quick (ish) labour would be greatly appreciated this time

[FlameSparrow]

Not me, but I know my cousin had a nightmare first labour - long and hard, and the second was short and lovely.

[Twinkie1]

I had a 26 hour labour with DD and looking back I wish to god it had been like that with DS.

With DS the whole thing happened so quick and was almost animalistic in that my body just took over with me writhing like a looney demanding drugs and saying 'JESUS CHRIST' over and over again.

At least I felt in control with DD and still do with her - she is an angel, whereas DS came out like a little tasmanian devil and is still behaving like one!!!

[katierocket]

This is all very reasuring. Thanks for starting this pinktulips, I have exactly the same worry.

[Tommy]

me
DS1 - was induced at 4pm on Wednesday afternoon and he was finally dragged out by forceps on Thursday eve 11pm.
DS2 - had first contraction at 9pm (while at home in the bath), put TENS on when I got out, got to hospital at 10.50pm and he was born after about 3 pushes at 11.10pm

[horseshoe]

Same here.

Second one was very effortless. 4 hours long and only got on the gas and air as I was pushing.

[colditz]

42 hours induced first

4 1/2 hours natural second.

[DollyP]

My friend has had DS this morning. Woke up at 1am feeling uncomfortable, waited til 4.30 before trying to get to the hospital, left for hospital at 5.30 and DS born naturally at 6.10am.

DD (now 18 months) took 36 hours, synto, ventouse and lots of stitches. So there is hope!!

[hana]

yes I did
first one in admitted on Tues pm and baby born Thurs am
second one admitted about 6am on a Wed and baby born by 9am!!

[fattiemumma]

oh and with ds i had an epdiural, epesiotomy and stitches, threatened ventouse and he spent 24 hours in special care.

dd - not so much as an aspirin and perectly healthy

[fattiemumma]

my labour began at about 6am wednesday with contractions every 6 minutes and being 2-3cm dilated.
ds was finally born at 2:23am Friday!

dd i started having contractions at about 10pm but full blown contractions and then birth lasted 20 minutes!

[cece]

DD induced 9 pm on Weds and born lunchtime on the Fri

DS 6 hours 45 mins.

[controlfreaky2]

ds1. 36 hours. failed epidural. ventouse. stitches.
ds2. 6 hours. water birth. not so much as an aspirin. no stitches.
good luck!