https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 05:20:14 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2682408 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 15:03:19 +0000 KayKay 2682408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 was overdue, but I didn't mind because I wasn't particularly uncomfortable. And then labor started -- I had sh**ty prodromal labor for 2 days that was painful &amp; consistent enough that I couldn't sleep or really do anything but wasn't progressing. Eventually they admitted me &amp; started pitocin, and it was still almost 12h more before she was out! I was exhausted for days after she was born.</p> <p>DD2 was born 2 days early, and she was in my arms 2.5h after the first contraction. I was shocked to find out I was at 10cm when they checked me at the hospital, didn't even have time for an IV let alone any meds, and took 2 pushes. I felt great immediately.</p> <p>DS was born a week early and was a happy medium -- 6h from first contraction until baby was out. Time enough to get to hospital and get drugs for GBS+, but not enough to get very tired. </p> <p>So there is hope! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2682400 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 14:53:23 +0000 Iced Tea 2682400@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have felt some of the same fears. My first labor was 80 hours (about 60 hours active labor). I am pregnant with #2 and doing the hypnobabies home study course. I think listening to the tracks is really helping my anxiety levels. There is a specific "fear release" track too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681923 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 06:38:00 +0000 Cherrybee 2681923@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first delivery was an induction which took almost a week. Awful. My second delivery was quick and amazing! My second pregnancy flew by because I was so busy with my toddler. Good luck :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681914 Wed, 18 Jan 2017 03:25:41 +0000 Pumuckl 2681914@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had short labors but LO1 was born on 41+2 and LO2 on 38+4. Both were unmedicated natural labors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681890 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 23:42:37 +0000 Corduroy 2681890@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1: 40w 5d, 51 hours of labor.<br /> LO2: 39w 4d (or so), 2 hours of painful labor. I had four hours or so of timeable "sensations" that didn't hurt at all. </p> <p>@lilyofthewest: I definitely had some hang ups from my first labor going into #2. I couldn't make myself make plans for LO1 or write a birth plan. I also was in total denial that I was in labor with LO2 (partially because it didn't hurt for a while when LO1 hurt so bad the whole labor, and partially because it was so fast). I was worried I would be sent home when I got to the hospital but I was already 10cm having the baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681878 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 23:05:05 +0000 wheres_c 2681878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't go overdue but My first labor was 18 hours (ending in a c section because I was too weak to continue).<br /> My second labor was 4 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681827 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 21:12:53 +0000 snowjewelz 2681827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced with my first so I can't really compare.... But pushing wise, first time took me 2 hrs ad 2nd time took me 20 minutes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681764 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 19:56:29 +0000 knittylady 2681764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine doesn't touch yours BUT:</p> <p>First: 18 hours real labor and three hours pushing.<br /> Second: 8 hours real labor and 20 minutes pushing.</p> <p>The second was noticeably easier due to not being as long. Like the pain was the same level, but I wasn't as exhausted. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681732 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:53:04 +0000 PawPrints 2681732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice but congrats on beginning TTC #2 and fingers majorly crossed for you that things are easier the second time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681723 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:44:24 +0000 MommySLP 2681723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine were so different. First was born at 41 weeks exactly, 30 hours of horrible labor &amp; pushed for 2 hours. Second was born at 40w exactly, only about 5 hrs of labor with painful contractions (in labor longer than that but felt good) and I pushed 5 times (10ish mins) &amp; out he came. In fact the nurse told me to not push until a doctor came cz baby's head was practically out. Such a difference--I was really worried too but it worked out great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681712 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:23:03 +0000 Smurfette 2681712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My water broke at 39 weeks with both. My first was about 17 hours from water breaking to when she was born. My 2nd I woke up 4:15, noticed I was wet and 6 hours later she was in my arms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681710 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:20:52 +0000 AB810 2681710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not as long as yours, but my first labor was 21 hours of active labor with 30 ish minutes of pushing. My second was about 3 hours of active labor with about one minute of pushing. The pregnancy itself was very different as well, so you never really know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681694 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:59:34 +0000 Boogs 2681694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I delivered one week later with my second, but neither was overdue. And labor was pretty long both times, but at least 4 hours faster the second time around. Delivery was what caused me the most anxiety about getting pregnant a second time and why I put it off as long as I did lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681635 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:33:52 +0000 Kemma 2681635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second was slightly less overdue (four days vs nine days) and my second labour was a "natural" twelve hours vs a very medicated 30ish hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/2nd-pregnancies-lampd-after-looooong-1st-preg-lampd#post-2681617 Tue, 17 Jan 2017 16:22:24 +0000 lilyofthewest 2681617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning to schedule my IUD removal to TTC #2 sometime in the next few weeks. </p> <p>I can't even get pregnant yet and I'm already nervous about pregnancy and delivery. Specifically that it seemed like they lasted FOREVER. I didn't deliver until 41w6d. And I did so after more than 41 hours of labor, about 26 of which was "active" labor, and somewhere around 7 of which was pushing. </p> <p>If you had a long pregnancy and long L&amp;D with your first, was your 2nd any more reasonable? </p>