https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 04:34:43 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302860 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:54:41 +0000 matador84 2302860@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@raintreebee: less than 3 hours with lo1. I went into labor a month early with lo2 and was completely not expecting it. Not sure what my dr would have me do if I were to have another. He said truly precipitous births like mine are less than 1% of all births! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302855 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 07:42:51 +0000 raintreebee 2302855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: how long was your first labor? What did you do with LO#1? My first was under three hours, and I am terrified now that I'm pregnant with #2. I also live 45 minutes from the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302841 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:45:28 +0000 Pumuckl 2302841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS: about 7h from first contraction to baby (5cm to pushing in less than 1h; 41w +2)</p> <p>DD: about 14h from first very mild contraction to baby (less than 20min from 4cm to baby; 38w+4)</p> <p>So both slower and faster the second time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302835 Sat, 26 Sep 2015 06:13:37 +0000 Bubbles 2302835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This thread is making me both excited and nervous! My induced labour with DS1 was 14 hours from when they gave me the cervical gel to when he was in my arms. I am definitely up for something quicker this time round, but not too quick!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302797 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 22:31:59 +0000 Foodnerd81 2302797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: that's less than an episode of Daniel Tiger. Still such a crazy birth story! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302779 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:39:19 +0000 MuzzyBee 2302779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First baby - irregular contractions started Friday after a S&amp;S, hospital early Sunday morning, baby born 12.40am Tuesday.<br /> Second baby - woken by 3yo at 2.30am and while trying to go back to sleep realised I was having contractions, hospital at 8am, born 11.08am. Midwife calls it as 6hours of established labour. (Took about a week to believe how quick it all happened!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302772 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:14:38 +0000 sera_87 2302772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>From the very first contraction to holding baby: 12 hours. </p> <p>From checking in at hospital to baby: 5 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302771 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:08:07 +0000 matador84 2302771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Def less than 30 minutes, maybe less than 20 minutes. From time I gave birth though until I delivered the placenta and got stitched up was about an hour. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302768 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 21:05:34 +0000 cascademom 2302768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS #1: 14 hours start to finish<br /> DS #2: 8 hours start to finish. I woke up like a normal day, just happened to be Memorial Day. I didn't feel great, but still got the eldest up and ready to go to bouncy castle. While there for a couple of hours, the contractions got stronger, but not regular.</p> <p>On the advice of the on call doc, we went home and got our eldest's care in order. After that, we left for the hospital. I had GBS, so they pushed the meds and waited. J would have been born hours earlier, but they wanted a dose of antibiotics accounted for first. J broke the water bag while waiting. Soon after the 4 hour antibiotic mark hit, they started delivery. He was born 10 minutes later. Crazy fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302746 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 20:05:37 +0000 shellio 2302746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have not been in labor before but am now at 37 weeks with #3 and you ladies are freaking me out :) </p> <p>I will tell you - my sister's first labor was probably 14-16 hours, for her second she arrived at the hospital 3-4 hr after contractions started and started pushing right away, for her third it was even faster. My SIL had a very quick labor with her first, likely 2-4 hours, but it was slightly longer with her second, started feeling contractions around 7pm and he was born just after midnight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery/page/2#post-2302741 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:48:28 +0000 Foodnerd81 2302741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skipra: with C we drive to the hospital at 2:30 am, so no traffic, but they were doing construction on our exit on 93 and we had to take all these back roads detours! It was awful. This time we are not taking 93 at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302724 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:12:08 +0000 sorrycharlie 2302724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1: 3.5h from start (spontaneous water breaking) to fully dilated - 40 weeks<br /> DD2: 8 h from first dull contraction to baby - 38w2day </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302720 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:09:21 +0000 skipra 2302720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: just want to mention that I had much shorter distance to get to the hospital and had to go to another via ambulance. Boston rush hour traffic + labor are not a good combo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302714 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:04:51 +0000 skipra 2302714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In total from first contraction about 28 hours. But I would say no more than 2 hours was active labor. I went from 4 cm and contractions 10-12 min apart (but painful) to baby in my arms in under 2 hours.<br /> I can't really compare to my first because I was induced but going from 6 cm to baby was very fast too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302713 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 19:04:37 +0000 hellobeeboston 2302713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: yeah, the Cape would scare me due to traffic!</p> <p>my issue is tomorrow i will be 5 days overdue, soooo, yeah.... we decided to do a plan closer to home after all, I brought this up to DH and he got freaked too.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302710 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:59:50 +0000 Foodnerd81 2302710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: we are planning to go an hour and a half away for thanksgiving, 37 weeks exactly. Only to the Cape, where obviously there is a decent hospital, but now I'm a bit freaked out. However the infant car seat is still there, so there's that... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302695 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 18:32:09 +0000 hellobeeboston 2302695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: I know!! We were thinking of driving over an hour away tomorrow but now I'm kinda scared in case things go super fast. My first was 23 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302656 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:12:33 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2302656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>15 hours for baby #1<br /> 6 hours for baby #2<br /> 9 hours for baby #3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302628 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:46:28 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2302628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: By the time we got to the hospital, I needed a wheelchair! I got my epidural ASAP. But my labor was pretty fast with Charlie too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302627 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:45:23 +0000 chopsuey 2302627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First was 12 hours from start to baby<br /> 2nd was 4 hours! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302624 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:41:47 +0000 Foodnerd81 2302624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: no that's what I want to avoid! I want her home with BIL or at my friend's house, not in the hospital!! BUT I'm sure it happens and they could entertain her if it's really that fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302622 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:40:46 +0000 Foodnerd81 2302622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@travellingbee: exactly- shorter but not too short! I'll have bags packed for me and C well ahead of time (I hope) and plan to put our potential child care people on notice after 37 weeks just in case. And I won't ignore any possible contractions or signs- won't head straight to the hospital but will call BIL or my friend and give them notice that it might be happening. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302620 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:38:20 +0000 Mrs. Bee 2302620@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was 8 hours total and started on the way to getting Charlie from daycare! It was so fast I had to take him to the hospital with me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302615 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:35:22 +0000 Andrea 2302615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It still took over 24 hours my second time so I had plenty of time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302614 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:35:09 +0000 MrsADS 2302614@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes!!! I just have 1 baby (DS 1 month old) but we would like to have a second and I am worried about a super crazy fast delivery! </p> <p>With DS I had preterm labor for months. The morning I finally had him, I woke up about 6:30am thinking "oh these contractions feel different" and "is that my normal discharge or did my water break?" So I ate some cereal and took a shower. By the time I was out of the shower around 6:50, I was having serious ctx every 2-3 mins in a lot of pain. Got to the hospital around 8:45 am - had him at 1:08 pm. (And that was with about 1.5 hours of "laboring down" after I got my epi!) There is no way I could have mistaken it for not real labor though - the pain was OUT OF CONTROL immediately, my ctx were on top of each other with no break. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302613 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:34:30 +0000 woodentulip 2302613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was water broke at 7:30 am and my gal was born 14 hours later.<br /> My second had me wake up at about 730, felt mildy uncomfortable but didn't think it was labour. Got to the hospital around 830 and she was born about 15 minutes later. It was fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302609 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:27:55 +0000 Ree723 2302609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Six hours start to finish. I got up at 2:30 am to use the bathroom, came back to bed and felt like I peed myself followed immediately by a massive contraction. That was my water breaking obviously - DD2 was in my arms at 8:30 am that same morning.</p> <p>Labour with DD1 started on a Wednesday at lunchtime with super, super mild contractions, fairly spaced out, and gradually increased throughout the night until I knew it was proper labour by about 4:00 am Thursday morning. DD1 was born at 9:26 pm Thursday night, but I'd say I was only in real labour for about 17 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302597 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:17:13 +0000 NovBaby1112 2302597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so interesting! I had a super long labor with #1 so I'm curious what this next one will be like.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302576 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:00:09 +0000 travellingbee 2302576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is both freaking me out and exciting me! My first labor was 11 hours from when I first realized it was really happening. Before that I had some disorganized contractions for a few hours but nothing that made me think "this is it". It'd be great if the next one is shorter but not TOO short! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-fast-was-your-second-labor-and-delivery#post-2302539 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 15:29:18 +0000 kodybear 2302539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>dd - water broke early in the morning, had her 10 hours later<br /> ds - light contractions started around dinner time, had him 9 hours later. </p> <p>to do a better comparison though, it took 5 hrs from 7cm to delivery for my first, 45 min with my second. so alot faster from that point! </p>