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What time of day or night was your SECOND baby born?

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Thankyouandgoodnight · 09/05/2008 07:47

My first labour was 11 hours from first twinge (4pm) to baby out and I am assuming (please do say if it was different for you!!!), that I will go in to labour once DD is in bed (i.e. once I'm relaxed). I'm also assuming that the 2nd labour will be quicker and am wondering what are chances of the whole thing happening while DD is asleep are!!!

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LoveMyGirls · 09/05/2008 07:51

Theres no way of knowing but my 1st I went into labour at midnight and gave birth at 12.40pm my 2nd I was in slow labour from about 4pm on wednesday but things didn't really get going until 11am thursday then I had dd2 at 8pm.

PortAndLemon · 09/05/2008 07:56

I went into labour just after 2am and DD arrived at 7.27am. First labour was long followed by emergency c-section.

OrmIrian · 09/05/2008 08:01

Just before 8pm.

First was just before 9pm. Both quite civilized.

DS#2 however decided to keep me up all night and finally arrive at 6am. Set the pattern for the rest of his life so far

littleducks · 09/05/2008 08:05

woke up in labour 5.30 am, ds born at 7.20 am. dd woke up and got to see ambulance before breakfast!

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Thankyouandgoodnight · 09/05/2008 08:44

oooh and did you get someone do take away / stay and look after DC1 and how soon in to labour did you make the phone call??

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PortAndLemon · 09/05/2008 09:00

MIL (about an hour away) came to look after DS. We called her at 5am, then at about 5.20 I thought things were hotting up and we should go to hospital. DH and DS dropped me off at 6am and went home to wait for MIL, who arrived at 6.45, then DH got back to the hospital around 7.05.

In retrospect, should probably have phoned her sooner, although it all worked out.

mumoftwo37 · 09/05/2008 09:06

I went into labour at 11.30am dropped DS1 at a neighbours house. Got to the hospital at 12.00 mid day and DS2 was born at 12.20pm.
Was not like DS1's birth at all he took 16 hours.

mustsleep · 09/05/2008 09:18

waters broke at 8.30 pm but labour didn;t start until about midnight delivered at 3am

serenity · 09/05/2008 09:26

Bit difficult actually as DS2 was induced, so I don't know when I would have 'naturally' gone into labour, but with DS1 and DD I started labour at exactly the same time (about 1.30am) Ds1 was born at 6.35pm the same day, DD at 9.55am.

With Ds2 a friend had Ds1 for the weekend (it's easy to make arrangements when you know when it's going to happen!) When I had DD, my sister came over and stayed with the boys.

isaidno · 09/05/2008 09:29

DS1 was born at 2:32am, and DS2 at 11:11am after a 3 hour labour. DS1 just watched telly oblivious to me upstairs giving birth (he was only 19 mths.)

This time my plan is start just after the DS have gone to bed, baby born by midnight, get a few hours sleep in before morning...

IdrisTheDragon · 09/05/2008 09:31

DD was born at 1:26pm, with labour starting at 6:45am

JodieG1 · 09/05/2008 09:38

Dd was born at 2.49pm, Ds1 was born at 12.08pm and ds2 was born at 1.48pm.

SixSpotBurnet · 09/05/2008 09:46

My waters broke at about 4.30 p.m. and DS2 made his appearance at 8.17 p.m. So obviously DS1 (who was two at the time) was not in bed.

It was a lot quicker than my first labour though.

My third labour started at about lunchtime and DS3 was born at 9.15 p.m. so it was a bit more leisurely (and easier to bear).

rolledhedgehog · 09/05/2008 11:23

Went into labour 11pm and DD was born about 4am.

cazboldy · 09/05/2008 11:33

2nd baby 2 and a half hour labour, and she was born at 10.26 am

EEC · 09/05/2008 11:56

2nd baby felt first twinges at 4pm, born midnight.

MKG · 09/05/2008 13:00

First labor induced at 8 am and ds1 was born at 8 pm.

Second felt a contraction at 8 am and ds2 was born at 1:30 pm same day.

MerlinsBeard · 09/05/2008 13:03

ds1 i went in labour at 3pm...he was born at 6:37pm

ds2 i went into labour at 3ish am and he was born at 4:27am

ds3 i felt niggly at 9am was oin established labour at 5am and he was born at 3pm

MerlinsBeard · 09/05/2008 13:03

10 AM not 5am

Lulumama · 09/05/2008 13:05

DD - hindwater leak on wednesday afternoon. went to hospital that evening, told i had wet my pants stopped off for a kebab with extra chilli sauce on the way home, woke up in labour 07.30 thursday morning.

went to hospital 5 pm ish thursday night, told i was not in labour !

got to 3cm at 10 pm, and baby born friday morning, 01.15.

so established labour 3 hours 15, latent phase, 15 hours !

WombFor1More · 09/05/2008 13:16

Well with ds1 I went into labour at 3.30am he was here 10hrs later.

With ds2 I went into labour at 3.30am and he was here at 9am.

Dd - went into labour at 1.30am and she was here at 4.20am.

So I'm banking on an early hours labour and delivery this time too.

But who knows. They're all different!

Enid · 09/05/2008 13:17

with dd2 I woke up with a twinge at 2.30am

she was born at 4.15am

izzybiz · 09/05/2008 13:23

1st was born at 2.47am

2nd was born at 10.59pm, after only 2 hours and 20 mins!

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Thankyouandgoodnight · 09/05/2008 14:21

Blardy hell, some of these are really fast!

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NotABanana · 09/05/2008 14:22

First 7.01pm (emergency section)
Second 9.25pm (VBAC)
Third 10.15am (VBAC)