https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:29:00 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855656 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 20:44:49 +0000 MamaBear87 2855656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@youboots: ours will be 3.5 which I think will end up being not too overwhelming. My husband works 60ish hours a week, about half from home but still I sometimes think I'm crazy for having another </p> <p>Good luck on ttc! Hope it's smooth for you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855655 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 20:22:54 +0000 youboots 2855655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: I’m with you! DD got really sick right after a year and I got back on depo. I could not imagine solo parenting with 2 small children with DHs demanding schedule.</p> <p>We are officially TTC next month. At best they will have a 4.5 year age gap. </p> <p>🤷‍♀️ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855612 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:54:48 +0000 snowjewelz 2855612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 - Induced and birthed at 39 weeks, could have gone later if left alone</p> <p>LO2 - Came on her own at 37 weeks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855602 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 16:14:51 +0000 nana87 2855602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo2 cooked for an entire month longer!<br /> Lo1 induced at 37 weeks due to low fluid<br /> Lo2 induced at 41 weeks<br /> Ive Never gone into labor on my own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855582 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 15:02:37 +0000 Lindsay05 2855582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st 41+1<br /> 2nd 41+3<br /> 3rd 40+2 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855575 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:38:30 +0000 SupernovaJ 2855575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Timing for first and second labors was identical. My water broke with both at 39+3. My first just took longer to deliver (29 hours vs. 4 hours). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855515 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:29:25 +0000 SweetiePie 2855515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was induced on 37+2 and born 37+4.<br /> My 2nd I went into labor at 36 weeks on the nose and he was born 2 hours later 😱</p> <p>I’m sure of weeks and days because we did IVF for both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855510 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:20:19 +0000 kiddosc 2855510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby #1: 40+2<br /> Baby #2: 40+2 (but I was induced) </p> <p>I thought for sure #2 was coming early. I was dilated to a three for weeks, lost my mucus plug twice, could barely walk she was so low... but nope. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855480 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 10:10:55 +0000 Mamatimes3 2855480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby 1 - scheduled c section at 39+1, no signs of labor at all<br /> Baby 2 - c section at 37+5 because of low amniotic fluid, no signs of labor at all<br /> Baby 3 - c section at 38+2 because of low amniotic fluid. Labor pains started two days before. At my scheduled check up doctor could confirmed labor had started and bumped up my scheduled c section because of low fluid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855443 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 06:58:56 +0000 misolee 2855443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>#1: induced at 41 +1 bc she refused to come out. Ended up with c section. </p> <p>#2: super fast contractions and labor at 37w +6. Like I started feeling contractions and baby was in my arms within couple of hours. Natural vbac bc no time for epidural. </p> <p>#3: slightly induced at 41wks bc they wouldn’t let me go farther than what I went for my previous csec. Second vbac but with epidural this time :wink: </p> <p>Also, bc number two came super fast and early, everyone and their moms expected 3 to do the same. Not so in my case and so the waiting felt even longer </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855437 Wed, 07 Nov 2018 01:31:36 +0000 birdofafeather 2855437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 and 2 at 39w3d, 3 at 38w6d </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855432 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 23:28:14 +0000 codeitall 2855432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1: 38+3<br /> 2. 39+5</p> <p>If my future kids come late I'm going to be so unreasonable :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855425 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:30:44 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2855425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1-PPROM and induction at 35 weeks<br /> DS2-4 days overdue!</p> <p>We were prepared with hospital bag and everything at 33 weeks, didn’t make any plans all July and August just in case. My parents came the week of the due date because FOR SURE baby would be born by then. Nope! He decided to come the day after they left! By that time DW felt like a year overdue since we had been prepared so long. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855422 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:18:47 +0000 lioneyes 2855422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ds: 35w4d<br /> DD:35w. I was on progesterone shots and the doctors felt they bought me 1.5-2.5 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855419 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 22:05:03 +0000 MamaBear87 2855419@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: I'm super jazzed about the age gap actually. I love that she's old enough to understand she has a baby brother coming. She gives him hugs and kisses and it melts my heart. It's all worked out perfectly! (Ha if only I could tell my neurotic ttc self that!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855413 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:25:44 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2855413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: it’s not a race! Haha. I know it took you guys a bit, but I think your age gap is going to be perfect. My daughter is so much different now than she was a year ago when her little bro came along. It’s great all ways. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855410 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:14:34 +0000 Mrs. Toad 2855410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS 40+2<br /> DD 41+4 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855407 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:05:09 +0000 MamaBear87 2855407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Goose: Hi! Haha I feel like I'm late to the party. I think I'm the only one left who doesn't have 2 earthside already 😂</p> <p>So it's totally a crap shoot! Well at least my husband also loves having my mom here and she's retired so we can keep her for however long we need her </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855406 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 21:04:53 +0000 Reese 2855406@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <br /> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855403 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:52:51 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2855403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBear87: hey Oct.2015 mama. :). </p> <p>My first was induced at 42 weeks and came at 42+1. My second, I went into labour myself at 39+5 and he was born at 39+6. Everyone, including me was expecting to go to 42 again. I really dragged on packing my hospital bag and finally did at 37 and change when my dad even started hassling me. My midwives didn't tell my info about when to go to the hospital with gbs+ status and stuff because no one thought I would go into labour.</p> <p>I have two friends who had their first on their due date and their seconds were 4+ days late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855402 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:52:37 +0000 mamabolt 2855402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First born at 41w, second at 38w6d. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855400 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:41:10 +0000 ALV91711 2855400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 I had at 38+1. DS2 was emergency csection at 36+6. </p> <p>He's 2 months but I wonder if he could have baked how long he wanted when he would of come. I was preparing for early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855399 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:21:29 +0000 Foodnerd81 2855399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby 1 was born one day before my due date.<br /> Baby 2 was born on her due date. So I said other since it’s pretty much exactly the same. </p> <p>But everyone says second babies come earlier, so I was really really ready from 38 weeks, so by the time my due date rolled around I was so angry I was still pregnant! It didn’t help that it was a week before Christmas and I didn’t want her birthday too close to Christmas. I guess second babies usually are a bit earlier but I also know a lot of people like me who were counting on it or hoping for it and disappointed and frustrating that babies have their own minds even before they are born. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855396 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 20:02:15 +0000 petitenoisette 2855396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both labors began 40w+2 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855395 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:57:42 +0000 jhd 2855395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 41w (induction was scheduled for 41+1 so we just missed it!)</p> <p>DS2 39+2 scheduled c-section </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855393 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:55:34 +0000 LAZB 2855393@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1: 35+4<br /> DD: 36+3<br /> DS2: 38 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855392 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:54:43 +0000 Mommy Finger 2855392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both kids were due on a Sunday and were born the Friday after. :) However, both were induced so I guess I had a hand in that.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855390 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:37:02 +0000 MrsA 2855390@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1: 38w5d<br /> LO2: 39w</p> <p>I expected my second to come earlier and when I was still pregnant at 39 weeks figured I’d go to 40. Didn’t happen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855388 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:19:09 +0000 Alba4 2855388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1- 38w 6d<br /> LO2- 38 w 4d</p> <p>(LO2 was over a 1.5 lbs bigger too) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/1st-child-vs-second-weeks-pregnant-at-birth#post-2855387 Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:15:37 +0000 jape14 2855387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 - induction at 41+1<br /> LO2 - went into labor at 40+5 </p>