2nd baby easier ?!

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With my first I had a shit birth , he was poorly and needed surgery so I was induced at 36 weeks , had Episiotomy and Forcep delivery and lost quite a bit of blood. I am now pregnant with my second and now starting to think about going through it again and thinking to myself I don't think I can mentally go through it again.

Can anyone share their second labour and how different it was to their first? Am I most likely to have a forcep delivery again?

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My first baby was a forceps delivery and episiotomy, after 3 days in labour. Baby number 2 was a waterbirth, about 8 hours from first pain to birth. I was out of the hospital 6 hours later. So completely different, and a million times more pleasant.

Hiya Hun I had the same experience apart from loosing a lot of blood...I'm sure this birth will be a lot easier as I've heard 2nd births onwards are and quicker xx

My first labour left me in a high dependency bed, my second was an induction it was so quick once they broke my waters dc2 was almost born on ward in front of four other families, dc3 was natural birth also fairly quick. No guarantees but I think it is generally true that second births are easier, people then scared me that third are worse again, but not true for me (although dc3 was poorly on birth which was a different kind of stress/worry).

This is very reassuring thank you for replying x