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Second baby and speed of birth after c section

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SleepEatPoopRepeat · 31/08/2021 21:52

I was induced with my first child and got to 6 cm before I had to have emergency c section due to Fetal heart distress. Does that mean my body will be more like a first time mum, so a slower labour and no need to rush into labour ward as much as second time mums who have had vaginal birth? Or will I speed quickly to 6cm and anything after that is like first time?

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cat709 · 31/08/2021 23:18

@SleepEatPoopRepeat
The only thing you didn't experience was the so-called ring of fire, everything else your body did, the hips widening, the cervix stretching, intense contractions etc. So until it comes to pushing then it will all be familiar to you.
I know women who had a straight forward 1st baby, and tearing with the second - so feeling like a 'first time mum' around the vagina area doesn't mean you're going to have a bad birth.
The only thing I'd be concerned with (I'm in same boat) is that after a 1st c-section you're more prone to an emergency c-section for 2nd baby when attempting VD. Xx

Candyflosscrochet · 31/08/2021 23:46

Hi there.
I had an elective section with my 1st, a 21hour labour (from when waters broke to delivery (but not contracting properly until about 9hours after waters went)) which ended in a forceps VBAC (had stitches), an elective section with my 3rd and an unbelievably straight forward 12 hour Labour (from when waters broke to delivery but only 7 hours properly contracting) ending in a straight forward VBAC with no tears or cuts!
Each baby is different therefore each labour is different!
Now whether my second VBAC was so successful because of already had a vaginal birth I'll never know, but there was a 13 year gap between those 2 births with a section inbetween, so I felt like a first time mum again!!

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