POLL - 3rd births - how did they compare with your others?

[ElectraInExcelsis]

Just gearing up for it - would like to know what to expect.

Hi Electra - gearing up for your third birth or to get pg for the third time?
I am interested to know responses, as I am about 1-3 weeks away from my third birth and had very tough time 1st time, and a much better time 2nd time.

Have heard some m/ws etc say that third babies often "do what they want" in labour and that third births can be tricky - but no idea if this is just nonsense.

uh - yes I had heard the same I'm 22 weeks pg with number 3.

My 2nd birth was the trickiest. My third birth was the 'easiest' - about 7 hours labour, he was out in three pushes. I did have a lot of blood loss afterwards (more then 1 litre), so that wasn't so good.

Much quicker.

oooh i am interested in this too! expecting number 3 in JUne. horrid first labour, beautiful second... what will 3rd be like???

Fab compared to the others (and emergency c-s and VBAC in hosp with no midwife until 2nd stage) as I was at home in water and it all went like clockwork. Took about three hours from first twinge to baby. Still blimming hurt though.

ooh, good question - am having thrid next year and think I am more scared than first or second times....hoping s/he falls out when am on the loo or something

ruby your third was back to back, but still faster? My baby is currently back to back and I am a bit worried it will slow things down/cause problems. I do know though that there is more room for them to turn when its 2nd/3rd time etc.

much quicker. Bigger baby, so baby sort of helped herself out too iyswim.

dinny - I was also more scared giving birth the third time. The first time I wasn't scared because I just didn't know what to expect. The second time I assumed it would be easier but it wasn't. The third time I was just terrified, and was pleasantly surprised.

turniphead, my second was back to back and much faster than my first. first was 18 hours start to finish, pulled out by ventouse.
second was 6 hours, think I had 1hr 20 mins of pushing, so longer than they expected I think, but that was cos he was back to back.
but the actual labour was sooooooooo much better than my first.

oh, Belgo, I hope I am the same!

I have posted about this a lot on hear so won't bore with the details but I had a v straightforward and fast labour first time, even better second until delivery when had shoulder dystocia

so am terrified this time round!

also wonder if am somehow "due" a hard time as I never tore or had drugs with my first two - argh

more simialr than different on the whole

big difference was dc1 popped out without me pushing, dc2 maybe one or 2 pushes and out she popped, dc3 I pushed for about 40 mins and the thought of it still brings tears to my eyes...felt like one long, continuous contraction with no let up (and lots and lots of gas and air)

First two were long.

Third was amazing

Gas and air in birthing pool. Born 90 minutes after got to hospital. Just sort of popped out

We are liking Wallace's third birth

yes, I'll order one of those, Wallce

dd took 2.5 hours from first noticing to babe in arms. i had her on my front room floor

it was as painful as my first.

my second labour and birth were a breeze by comparison.

my third went to 40+1 and i had a sweep because my bp was a bit borderline.

it kicked things off and things were painful from the get go, just like with my first.

he was also my biggest baby, too, weighing 9lbs., 5oz. compared to 7lbs., 1oz for my first and 6lbs., 9oz for my second.

had a diamorphine, epidural and ventouse delivery with second degree tear.

first 48 hrs and fairly grim

2nd 4 hrs from first twinge to end, scary though

third, 12 hrs of widely spaced, calm contractions. not quite pleasant but by far the best

DD3 born on Monday very slow build up over 2 weeks (with a few false alarms)- contractions started slowly in morning and never hurt that much - waters broken when I was 6cm and was holding her 30 minutes later.

Very intense but easier and quicker than number 1 and even quicker and easier than dd2 - which was a very relaxed water birth. Biggest baby as well at 8lb 6oz and no stitches, just gas and air for final 30 mins.

congrats CC!!!

Was lovely, I wish my first two had been like that.

Third was also my biggest baby