https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 10:38:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first/page/2#post-2776752 Sat, 30 Sep 2017 19:31:10 +0000 Woolly Mammoth 2776752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1: induced at 41 weeks, born 41+1<br /> LO2: repeat c-section at 40+6</p> <p>I've never gone into labor naturally! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first/page/2#post-2776750 Sat, 30 Sep 2017 19:18:15 +0000 YouGotMe 2776750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A - 39 weeks. 12 hours from water breaking to baby </p> <p>K - 38w6d 4 hours from water breaking to baby. </p> <p>There were no signs for either labour but I knew K would be early as I was going to be induced at 39 weeks either way due to medical issues for me. I was super happy he arrived on his own though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first/page/2#post-2776741 Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:33:19 +0000 ssmom 2776741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@skinnycow: DD1 was born at exactly 40wks (4 hrs in labor), DD2 was born at 37W4D (1 hr labor mostly at home. Got to the hospital and had her 7 minutes after). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first/page/2#post-2776140 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 22:09:40 +0000 Grace 2776140@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 - 41+5, prodromal labour for the previous week but no dialation<br /> LO2 - 40+1, no signs whatsoever. Not dialated at all </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first/page/2#post-2776129 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:53:13 +0000 skinnycow 2776129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: With mine I had zero signs I was about to go into labor. I'm not sure if I was dilated because my OB doesn't check unless requested. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776124 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:48:41 +0000 Beth24 2776124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 - 39w2d - about 20 hours of labor<br /> DD2 - 40w5d - about 5 hours of labor </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776110 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 20:08:15 +0000 catomd00 2776110@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 spontaneous at 38+1 - 15 hours of labor (pushed for 1.5)</p> <p> DD2 induced at 38+5 and barely 1cm when we started. 4 hours from start of pinto in, pushed 3 times. Went from 3cm to crowning while getting my epidural. She was comfy in there, but once they broke my water she flung herself outta there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776099 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:29:01 +0000 lamariniere 2776099@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st - 39+4 - 12ish hours of L&amp;D - epidural </p> <p>2nd - 37+2 - 45 min of L&amp;D - no time for pain relief! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776094 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 19:22:46 +0000 Littlebit7 2776094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow! Really interesting! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776082 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:33:46 +0000 MrsADS 2776082@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebit7 with my fast labor, I had actually had tons of contractions starting about 23 wks and was on bedrest for a while for a shortened/funneling cervix. I mean nonstop contractions and baby was soooo low. Baby ended up not coming till 39wks, at my appt the week before I think I was dilated like 1.5cm? Personally, I think all my contractions/shortened cervix contributed to my labor being so fast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776076 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 18:21:49 +0000 mfa_lady 2776076@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1: Born at 39+6, 7 hours of labor (1.5 hours of that was pushing)</p> <p>DD2: Born at 40+3, 2 hours of labor (6 minutes of pushing, according to my doula's notes 😂) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776045 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:44:23 +0000 birdofafeather 2776045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>both exactly 39w3d: DD1 less than 7 hours, DD2 less than 4 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776037 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 16:06:44 +0000 LAZB 2776037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@misolee: with my first two I had appointments the day of and was closed up too! My first one, my water was already broken, but she checked me and I was “maybe” a fingertip lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776028 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:48:56 +0000 misolee 2776028@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7</p> <p>With my second. I actually had a appointment that morning and midwife checked me. She said I was closed as can be and wasn't going into labor anytime soon and had me schedule my next few appointments and confirmed the potential repeat csection date. I went into labor that night. She wasn't the midwife on duty when I had the baby at 5 am but she came in to hospital at 7 for shift change. She said, "this has never happened to me" haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776025 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:44:29 +0000 misolee 2776025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st: 41+2- had to be induced, 24 hour labor and ended up with csec bc she refused to come out. </p> <p>2nd: 37 weeks- contractions started at 2am. Got to hospital around 3. Baby was born by 5. No time for epidural bc he came so fast. </p> <p>3rd: praying I don't have this baby on the side of the road somewhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776024 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:39:29 +0000 oskarsmommy 2776024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>41+2<br /> 41+2</p> <p>it's just how I do it I guess... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2776020 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 15:33:35 +0000 LAZB 2776020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Baby 1: 35+4<br /> Baby 2: 36+3<br /> Baby 3: 38+0</p> <p>So each of mine came later than the last. I will never go to 38 weeks again though, because I had a partial placental abruption with my third, and they have you deliver earlier </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775984 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 14:07:55 +0000 Smurfette 2775984@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My water broke at exactly 39 weeks with both. Baby 1 water broke at 9pm and had her the next after at 2pm (4 pushes). Baby 2 woke up at 4:15am, and realized I had a slow leak and contractions 7-8 mins apart, and had her at 12:08 (2 pushes). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775973 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:46:01 +0000 Anagram 2775973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: with my first, there were no signs. I never had even the Braxton Hicks stuff. I had my 39 week appointment a day early, and I was 1 cm dilated, but the doctor said that doesn't really mean anything and it could still be weeks. But I was in labor 24 hours later.</p> <p>The second time, I started having braxton hicks/prodromal labor around 36 weeks, so I asked to be checked at my 37 week appointment. My practice doesn't typically do checks until 38-39 weeks, but I told them I was carrying so low I wondered if I was already dilated. I was already dilated to a 3. A week later, I was a 3.5, and I had been having serious prodromal labor that entire week. I told my OB I was having trouble sleeping and he suggested I drink a glass of wine at night "to relax the uterus" so I could sleep, haha.</p> <p>The next morning, I went to work and finally the prodromal labor turned into real labor and then it all happened SUPER fast from there.</p> <p>But my water never broke either time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775969 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 13:38:25 +0000 Becky 2775969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Littlebit7: Based on the positioning of my cervix, my midwives felt I was likely to need to be induced again and that I was possibly someone who just doesn't dilate on her own. The one who delivered me literally said "Are you kidding?" when she walked into the room and saw it was me in very active labor. I had prodromal labor beginning around 36 weeks but my midwives said that doesn't predict early delivery. I wasn't dilated any more than 1/2 inch with #2 until the day of and none of the other things either. With #1 I was 2 inches for a few weeks. I feel like #2 was sort of an anomaly birth: it went against everyone's expectations and I had zero indication it was coming. The day before was my first day of maternity leave and I was looking forward to 2 weeks of being home with my daughter and relaxing and making freezer meals before delivering. I spent the entire day walking around the zoo so maybe I forced myself into labor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775953 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:55:37 +0000 Littlebit7 2775953@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for those of you posting...did you at least have some idea that baby might come early? Like at your doc checks...were you dilated and effaced and all of those things that might suggest labor was happening earlier than the due date?<br /> I was induced at 41 weeks and still wasn't dilated or effaced on induction day so i sorta knew baby wasn't making an appearance early<br /> With number 2 i feel so in the dark! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775942 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:31:43 +0000 KT326 2775942@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1: 2.5 weeks before due date. 14.5 hours of active labor, 3 hours of pushing (and forceps assist)</p> <p>DS2: 9 days early. 5.5 hours of active labor, less than 5 minutes of pushing (nurses almost had to deliver). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775937 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:23:37 +0000 Foodnerd81 2775937@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 was born one day before my due date. Long slow Labor but it didn't really intensify until the end. </p> <p>DD2 was born on her due date, super fast birth. Less than four hours from "hmm maybe this is Labor" to baby in arms. No time for an epidural but I definitely didn't need one since it was so fast (and I didn't have one with my first anyway). </p> <p>@mrsbubbletea: I was convinced my second would be early since "second babies always come earlier!" So when my due date came around I felt like she was already late! But at least Labor was way faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775906 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:27:43 +0000 Becky 2775906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1: Induced at 40+5, delivered 10hrs after first contraction (18 minutes pushing)</p> <p>DD2: 40 exactly; got to the hospital after a night of irregular and bearable contractions at 7:05am and was only 2cm, water broke on own about 8:20am while walking the halls, first really intense contraction at 8:55am, delivered at 9:53am (20-ish minutes pushing). Prepared for fast and furious if we have a third--especially after dilating so quickly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775901 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:17:46 +0000 catlady 2775901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kid 1 came at 39 weeks exactly. Water broke in bed, 8 hrs labor.</p> <p>Kid 2 came at what OB said was 38w5d but I think it was actually also 39w exactly. Water broke in bed, 8 hrs labor.</p> <p>Sounds exactly the same on paper although I actually had to get pitocin with kid 2 (or else they threatened to send me home from the hospital). He arrived maybe 1 hr after they gave me the pitocin, so it might have been longer if I had pushed to go naturally. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775898 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 11:12:36 +0000 Shantuck 2775898@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Kid #1: 38 weeks exactly<br /> Kid #2: 39w6d (induced the day before her due date due to low amniotic fluid)</p> <p>My doctors had me worried that #2 was going to arrive several weeks early because I was pretty dilated and effaced at 36 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775888 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:56:39 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2775888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I shouldn't read this thread, it's going to give me false hope in the last weeks of pregnancy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775872 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:24:01 +0000 nana87 2775872@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced both times but for very different reasons and at different times:</p> <p>LO1 I was induced at 37 weeks due to low fluid. Hadn't dilated at all</p> <p>LO2 induced at 41 weeks. I was pregnant an entire month longer!! I'd dilated to 2 inches a couple weeks before but then stalled and wasn't progressing; turns out cord was wrapped around her head so she wasn't going to budge on her own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775870 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:17:44 +0000 codeitall 2775870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1st 38w3d<br /> 2nd 39w5d</p> <p>Sooo, despite my not so secret wishes that baby two would be fairly early too, she came just a couple days before her due date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/timing-of-second-or-later-delivery-compared-to-first#post-2775869 Wed, 27 Sep 2017 10:17:34 +0000 Alba4 2775869@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Labor for both my boys came naturally. </p> <p>DS1 38w6d<br /> DS2 38w4d</p> <p>Both active labors lasted around 8 hours. Pushing for #1 took 1 hour, for #2 took 15 minutes. </p>