https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 02:10:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-186638 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 05:08:40 +0000 SAHM0811 186638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First birth - 20 hours total (epidural for about 4 hours), pushed for about 1 hour</p> <p>Second birth - 6 hours total, no meds, pushed for 2 mins! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-186335 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:57:08 +0000 mrs. wagon 186335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was 24 hours of labor and 3 hours of pushing with no progress... ended up being a vacuum assisted delivery.</p> <p>I'm REALLY hoping my second will be much faster and easier! So far Lil Miss Wagon's head is measuring average (Wagon Jr.'s measured at 99th percentile) so fingers crossed for a much easier labor and delivery this time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-186308 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:35:06 +0000 HLK208 186308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay I can add my experience now! First birth was 8 hours and second birth was close to 5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179970 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:26:17 +0000 Mrs. Pen 179970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: haha if that's true I'll be delivering in two hours next time! lol I had a really quick labor this time around. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179934 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:02:06 +0000 chopsuey 179934@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My nurse says labor the 2nd time around is usually 1/2 the time of the 1st! From start to baby took 12 hours my first time. Hoping for a smooth and fast delivery with #2! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179753 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:50:28 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 179753@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first baby was a 2 push baby, though a fairly long active labor... (maybe 6 hours?). My second baby was easy for me and a C-section for birthmom. She was in the OR for about 40 minutes ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179743 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:36:51 +0000 HLK208 179743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh wow! I hope my second is as fast as some of yours! I'll probably be able to tell you guys how my second time went by next week I hope! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179735 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:28:41 +0000 Crisark 179735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was induced at 37wk5days and was a 13hrs process, 6 Hours pushing.<br /> My second I was supposed to be induced at 39wk6days but woke up that day in labor already. From Water break to delivery was 6hrs. 10min and 6pushes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179721 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:17:49 +0000 Honeybee 179721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Superhero: Geez, I want those births! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179716 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:14:06 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 179716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First was 5 hours active labour, 1 our pushing (8 hours from first contraction).<br /> Second was 2 hours active labour, 2 minutes pushing (5 hours from water breaking.</p> <p>So much easier the second time!</p> <p>However, my cousin had her second kid in 45 minutes! And my best friend woke up in transition and pushed her baby (second as well) out literally 15 minutes later.</p> <p>Craziness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179713 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 16:10:29 +0000 Honeybee 179713@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My labor with DD lasted about 9 hours. My water broke (and strong contractions started) at about 11:30; I got to the hospital around 12:30; and DD was born at 8:31 after 30 minutes of pushing.</p> <p>My labor with DS lasted about 12 hours. I started feeling contractions at about 9 am; I got to the hospital around 2; my water broke around 4 pm; and DS was born at 8:59 pm after about 30 minutes of pushing. DS had a really big head, though, and he was almost a pound bigger than DD, I had a harder time pushing him out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-179073 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:48:44 +0000 volksgirl64 179073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 was born almost 24 hours after labor started at home. I remember the first contraction waking me up at 3:30am, my water broke at home at 5:30pm and she was born after 1.5 hours of pushing at 2:44am.</p> <p>DD2 was born 12 hours after my water broke at home. I had no real contractions for 5 hours after my water broke at 11:15am-ish. They started me on pitocin at 4:30pm and I was fully dialated at 10pm. 45 mins of pushing and she was born at 11:17pm.</p> <p>So yes, 2nd was faster but still a reasonable time, not crazy fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-178970 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:40:44 +0000 Mrs. Sunglasses 178970@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first, I was induced at 41 weeks, so an induction is definitely not the same as going into labour naturally.</p> <p>For my son, they broke my water at 9am and I gave birth at 10:50pm. I had an epidural which slowed the work down, but I pushed for 2:30 hours (he was stuck - normal with a 9 lbs baby)</p> <p>For my daughter, I went into labour naturally, went to the hospital at 11:50 when I was having contractions about 5 mins apart, got my room at 12:15 and gave birth at 2:27 (they broke my water at about 2:10-2:15) I pushed literally 2 times and she came out. Didn't have time to get any drugs/epidural... </p> <p>So ya, the second time around is faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/second-births#post-178959 Tue, 05 Jun 2012 08:33:13 +0000 Rock n Roll 178959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For those of you with two or more kids, how long was your first birth and how long was your second? I've been hearing a lot of super fast second birth stories lately, and I'm hoping mine ends up that way! </p>