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How long was your second labour?

51 replies

Twirlywoos1 · 11/04/2021 20:01

Just wondering how long your second labours were compared to your first? Im on baby number 2, first baby was 15hours. Are the second labour's much quicker?

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RonSwansonsChair · 11/04/2021 20:04

Roughly half as long.
1st: ~6hours
2nd: ~3hrs

LongHairDontCare38 · 11/04/2021 20:08

1st- 36h
2nd- 14 mins!

bowtieandheels · 11/04/2021 20:09

Half as long as first.

Blerg · 11/04/2021 20:09

1st - 24+ hours (induced so start point unclear)
2nd - 4 hours

ShowOfHands · 11/04/2021 20:10

1st 31hrs
2nd 38hrs

Fireflies33 · 11/04/2021 20:10

1st -19hours
2nd- 8 hours

AdaFuckingShelby · 11/04/2021 20:10

Less than half. Make sure you're prepared!

Sexnotgender · 11/04/2021 20:10

1st 36 hours
2nd 4 hours
3rd... hopefully not too long.

MeadowHay · 11/04/2021 20:11

I hope I can take comfort from this thread too as my first labour was approx 30hrs Sad, pregnant with no.2 now.

Greenvalleysightseeker · 11/04/2021 20:12

1st: 13hrs
2nd: 1.5hrs (much smaller baby)
3rd: 2hrs (Huuuuuuge baby!)

dottydally · 11/04/2021 20:13

Following as my first labour was only 3hrs and I'm slightly nervous about how quick this one may be!

WeekendCEO · 11/04/2021 20:13

First was about 30 hours, second was about 6 hours so much shorter.
Good luck.

Greenvalleysightseeker · 11/04/2021 20:13

Also, I have a number of friends who had their 2nd on the bathroom floor after delaying going to hospital. Be warned!

PrincessesRUs · 11/04/2021 20:14

1st 12 hours of contractions & hospital-birth (4cm-birth) 4 hours
2nd 2 hours of contractions & 2 hours of labour

TheRealForReal · 11/04/2021 20:15

1st -26 hrs
2nd - 6hrs
3rd - 5 hrs
4th - 2hrs

TWBAEM · 11/04/2021 20:15

1st: 12 hours
2nd: 3 hours (but also a much better experience all around)

ParkheadParadise · 11/04/2021 20:15

1st - 19hrs
2nd - 40mins

Mylasmummy2102 · 11/04/2021 20:24

1st- 15 hr
2nd-5hr

Hellocatshome · 11/04/2021 20:28

1st 12 hours
2nd 3 hours

DelurkingAJ · 11/04/2021 20:29

1st 26 hours, 2nd 4 hours.

Bythefire90 · 11/04/2021 20:30

1st 27hrs
2nd 16hrs

Iwant2move · 11/04/2021 20:32

1st one was 43-44 and a half hours. 4 hours 20 mins pushing.
2nd 2 hours 14 minutes. 14 minutes pushing.
3rd 4 hours 8 minutes. Baby out in three pushes. Slept through the labour and had to be woken up to push. I had had an epidural because I was being sterilized immediately afterwards. (USA for clarification).

RaisinforBeing · 11/04/2021 20:33

1st - 3 days
2nd - 90 mins
3rd - 2 days

copernicium · 11/04/2021 20:45

I was sent to be induced with my second but on arrival they told me I was in labour at around 6pm. I kept telling them they were wrong. They kept me waiting because baby needed to be born.

I asked for pain relief at 8:30pm, the first time I thought they might be right 😂 and baby was born at 8:50pm.

Babyfg · 11/04/2021 20:55

1st 4 hours 45 mins
2nd 1hour 15 mins
3rd 45 mins, delivered at homes because the hospital didn't believe he was coming