Signs of labour with 2nd baby?

[mummyjanine]

Did you have any signs leading up to labour 2nd time round and if so what?

Ahhhh still pregnant I should have known sweep wouldn't work. No further crampy contractions or 'labour signs' since yesterday tea time. Now just sore, huge and more miserable from sweeps, sex and curries

Hit an all time low [sad

Our beautiful baby boy arrived at 1am this morning weighing an impressive 9lbs 10oz!!

After 30 hours of contractions and stuck at 5 min intervals for several hours went into hospital needing more pain relief, only to be told I was only 4cm , but things moved rapidly after that and was fully dilated within 2 hours!!

Cacraig - hope things get moving for you soon. It can't be too much longer

Congratulations onceipop that is fantastic news. I take my hat off to you that is a big boy no wonder he took his time to come out you were looking after him far too well in there impressive labour you must be shattered. Enjoy your new addition to the family wish you all the best. Hopefully I will be soon too (with a smaller baby!)

Sorry for being so slow to update - my baby boy arrived on March 6th at 41 weeks and weighed in at 9lb 10oz like yours onceipop! Two hours of active labour and he as born in the birth pool with just gas and air - a totally different experience to my daughter's birth! Good luck cacraig and everyone else waiting x

Congratulations to you too percypig and wow another big baba getting worried what size mine will be by my induction at 42weeks ouch. Sounds like you had a great labour and I hope you and all the family are enjoying the new family addition xx

CONGRATULATIONS!
onceipopicantstop PassthePercyPigs
Well done ladies.

Oh Cacraig2 I really feel for you. It's not long now until eviction is it?
FX you go before the weekend is out, all the best and good luck Xxx

Thought I was going to get to join you in the new yummy mummies forum as contractions started at lunch time only to have them fizzle away by tea time. Away to bed frustrated and disappointed

Congratulations onceipop and passthepercypigs. Lovely news

cacraig you sound so similar to me with this stop start nightmare. Hope you're prepared for a very swift one once it really gets going.

Yippee (I think) at hospital labour started wish me luck xx

Exciting.... Good luck!

Dd2 born at 5.30am 8 pound 10
Took 4 hour start to finish g&a only good labour

Well done cacraig

I'm sure she is well worth the wait.

I think that is us all done now? If DS would feed for longer than 5 minutes at a time I'd go back and have a count up but his snacking habit is severely limiting my mumsnet time.

CONGRATULATIONS cacraig
Well done!

Best wishes to you all and enjoy your new additions Xx

Congratulations cacraig2!!
Sounds like a well deserved quick labour after all the waiting. Hope you're enjoying lots of newborn snuggles!

Congratulations everyone!

Baby nolongerwaiting put in an appearance in the early hours of Friday morning, labour was intense but short, we are both well.

Look forward to seeing everyone on the postnatal thread!

Ooh, good time to join this thread...maybe all the new baby announcements may give mine some ideas. congratulations to all the newborns and their tired mums!
Today I'm 39+3 and am officially pinning an eviction notice up on my uterus. After an ELCS last time due to breech, they won't let me get past 40+10 without induction...eek!
So, so, so want to avoid pessaries, drips and emcs, therefore so far I've had:
A spicy curry
A bounce on newly inflated Pilates ball
And gone for numerous brisk walks
This week I need to buy some raspberry leaf tea (guessing this doesn't taste to raspberries?) and consider DTD with DH (lastthing I feel like right now!)
14 days and counting...

Congratulations nolongerwaiting that is fantastic news enjoy your new addition x
Good luck ladygoogoo try raspberry leaf capsules found much better than tea (which actually tastes ok) and acupuncture x

Congratulations cacraig2! Well worth the wait. Hope you're all doing well xxx