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Silly question about second baby

12 replies

DottieCotton · 21/10/2022 15:50

Hi all,

I know this might be a silly question but I don't know how to word it in google Grin

I've read for your second baby that sometimes they can come earlier like 37 weeks or around that (I know that's not always the case) but with my last pregnancy I had a c section with my first pregnancy and didn't naturally go into labour so would my body know this is a second pregnancy or are they more likely to come later because of that?

Or is it just literally depends on the person and pregnancy?

Thank you

OP posts:
33goingon64 · 21/10/2022 16:15

Well my first was bang on time and my second was 15 days late!

grey12 · 21/10/2022 16:17

They seem to follow each other. I had 3 pregnancies to nearly 42 weeks 🤷🏻‍♀️

AgapanthusandAcers · 21/10/2022 16:18

First was 5 days late, second was 10 days late. Neither were in a hurry. 😆

fairtrauchled · 21/10/2022 16:20

DC1 4 days late,DC2 3 days late

KangarooKenny · 21/10/2022 16:21

Mine were all overdue.

barneymcgroo · 21/10/2022 16:25

I had an Elcs with my first. Also wondered this about my second - assumed as it was the first birth through that particular channel that my body would treat it as a first birth, and that it'd be late. DC2 born 39+6, as was DC3.

thoughtprovokingname · 21/10/2022 16:36

1st 10days late 2nd 2 weeks late 3rd month early

Stade197 · 21/10/2022 16:45

I think everybody will be different, with my first everyone told me he would be really late because it's my first and boys are stubborn..I went into labour naturally at 37+5

MrsXx4 · 21/10/2022 16:46

My first was spontaneous labour and he came at exactly 38 weeks after 3 days of labour.

My second also spontaneous and she came at 38+4 and was born in 6 minutes.

boymummys · 21/10/2022 17:23

I also thought this, but my first was born on his due date after 2 days in labour, but my second was 8 days late, and a 44 minute labour 😩

oopsnowits4 · 22/10/2022 09:14

DC1 - 3 days early, 16 hr labour
DC2 - 6 days late, 16 hr labour
DC3 - ELCS at 39 weeks
DC4 will be ELCS

OooohAhhhh · 22/10/2022 09:17

My second came on my due date, 40 weeks! And that was with being induced, otherwise it would have been later!

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