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Second pregnancies

20 replies

10purplepansies · 07/06/2019 16:32

Wondering how the durations in peoples second pregnancies have varied from their first? Was 2 weeks over with my first and midwife has told me to expect the same... know everyone a different but wondering if there is a clear pattern!

OP posts:
breaker · 07/06/2019 18:19

2 weeks over both times. Refused induction and babies came at 40+14 both times

maddogladyme · 07/06/2019 18:21

hmm, my first was 38 weeks, second 40 I think.

seeingdots · 07/06/2019 20:25

Induced at 40+13 with my first and went spontaneously at 40+13 with my second. It's shit but doesn't hurt to be mentally prepared for the wait again.

ifoundthebread · 07/06/2019 20:29

First 39+5. Second 41+2. I don't fit the tradition of second being the same or sooner.

jennifer90 · 08/06/2019 09:50

I was 12 days over with my first and 4 days over with my second

Lizbiz89 · 08/06/2019 20:25

DC 1 - 39+5
DC 2 - 40+3

Byebyefriend · 08/06/2019 20:26

40 +6
41 +4

pumpkinpie01 · 08/06/2019 20:27

My first was 13 days late second bang on time

Ifeelbloodyawful · 09/06/2019 16:58

1st @ 39
2nd at 39+6

HalfBloodPrincess · 09/06/2019 17:01

38+4
39+4
41+6 (induced)
40+3

Melmam · 10/06/2019 03:42

Induced at 40+4 with my first second was born 38+2

user1488622199 · 10/06/2019 03:58

Baby 1 - induced at 42, baby arrived the next night

Baby 2 - refused induction, baby arrived on 41+6 after a sweep the previous day.

Hmmmbop · 10/06/2019 14:34

38+1 and 37+4

lucymegan · 10/06/2019 14:39

1st 2 weeks earlier
2nd 4 weeks early

WoogleCone · 10/06/2019 14:41

41 weeks exactly with both. DD2 was an urgent elective section though so probably would have been later if I'd gone naturally. That would have been mega dangerous though!

coragreta · 10/06/2019 14:55

Both 42 weeks induced with second. First came naturally on the day my induction was booked.

EverythingNow · 13/06/2019 16:54

Dd1 42wks induced
Dd2 41+2 spontaneous
Dd3 42wks induced

Expecting ds1 in August and expecting him to follow the very flipping over due pattern. So far they've all been big, late and back-to-back. Although the labours have got substantially shorter and easier.

DappledThings · 15/06/2019 20:42

DC1 - 41+4 (induced)
DC2 39+5 (spontaneous)

FrenchyQ · 15/06/2019 20:44

First 40+3
Second 39 +4

DeadDoorpost · 15/06/2019 20:52

DMs births were me 10 days early, next 2 11 days early, 4th was 4 days early.

I'm hoping I follow the pattern, but DS was 9 days late. Maybe I can expect this one to be 8 days late...

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