https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 15:07:41 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893898 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:13:31 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 893898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second experience was hard emotionally, but easy in the sense that there was no labor ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893650 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:09:10 +0000 Dandelion 893650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First was so easy.</p> <p>Second was a nightmare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893630 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:04:57 +0000 Crisark 893630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First labor was 13hours and I almost died. (high bp)<br /> Second labor was 6hrs and I almost died (high bp)<br /> Third labor was 4hrs and was wonderful!!! ( although I had GD and High BP but it was well treated this time) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893612 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:01:57 +0000 sorrycharlie 893612@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am terrified that my second will be easier! I mean, I know that's good, but my first was only 4 hours start to finish. I barely made it into the LDR room! I do NOT WANT A HOMEBIRTH! lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893474 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:19:04 +0000 autumnlove 893474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't labor the second time but my c-section was a breeze. I had a postpartum hemmorhage that wasn't pleasant but it was still a better experience than my first labor &amp; c-section. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893459 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 12:12:22 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 893459@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both labors were pretty easy with no complications, but my 2nd was a lot faster! </p> <p>1st labor = 9.5 hours<br /> 2nd labor = 5 hours</p> <p>My 2nd labor would've gone even faster, but part of my water sac wasn't broken and it was keeping the baby inside. The nurse wanted to prolong my labor so that she had time to put antibiotics in me since I tested positive for GBS during my pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893407 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:53:45 +0000 littlek 893407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: That's good to hear! My 1st LO was born premature so labor was very easy. I'm hoping to go full term when I'm pregnant with #2, so I have been scared about what "real labor" is like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893396 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:49:02 +0000 chopsuey 893396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both were easy, but my first took 12 hours. 2nd took FOUR hours! Super fast :)</p> <p>My 2nd was a bigger baby too </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893367 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:39:06 +0000 T-Mom 893367@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It was easier in every way! 10 days early, Faster, arrived at hospital at 8cm, no induction, three pushes... Post partum was also much better and milk came in quicker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893281 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:18:04 +0000 BoogieBea 893281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both almost exactly the same. Recovered faster with my second one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893262 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:10:37 +0000 Honeybee 893262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My labors were almost identical. Both were about 12 hours long, including 30 minutes of pushing, and both kids were born at about the same time at night (8:31 pm for DD and 8:59 pm for DS). The only thing that was different is that I had some postpartum issues with my second thanks to cord/placenta problems, and he had a giant head. :) so I guess #2 was alittle bit harder, but really they were pretty much the same. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893195 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:48:15 +0000 su9su9 893195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both mine were equally easy, but the labor/delivery time was cut in half with the second. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893193 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:47:28 +0000 tysonja 893193@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't know yet, but am about to find out in 10 weeks or so!! i hope it is even better than the first time (which by all means was as routine as routine gets.... but still hurt more than anything i have ever experienced... yikes...)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893192 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:46:43 +0000 runsyellowlites 893192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second experience was much better &amp; very healing from my first! I do wish it wouldn't have been *quite* so long though. Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/moms-of-2-was-your-second-labor-experience-much-easier#post-893181 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 10:43:58 +0000 Mrs. Bee 893181@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had a long, painful labor with Charlie that ended up with a c-section, and overall it was not a positive experience (horrible nurses and labor nurse).</p> <p>With Olive I got my epidural quickly, progressed quickly, pushed for 40 minutes, and had a very positive experience (great doctors, nurses).</p> <p>How did your labor experiences compare? </p>