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Hellobee Boards Topic: Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 16 May 2026 03:50:10 +0000 jamie1450 on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1542746 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:21:48 +0000 jamie1450 1542746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Everything seemed easier with #2. It was great. My labor went faster and it took me 20ish minutes to push him out instead of 2 hours with baby #1. I have pictures of me being wheeled to my postpartum room and with baby #1 I looked like a truck hit me and the second time around I looked like I just had a spa day. I was very tired and sore and had the normal recovery issues but easier to handle. Breastfeeding went better and no PP depression either. Congrats! You got this, girl! lavender on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1542728 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 12:15:54 +0000 lavender 1542728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So much easier. Pushed for half the time and was done with pain meds 3 days PP lamariniere on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1542579 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:42:31 +0000 lamariniere 1542579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Much easier! LO2 was born after only 45min of contractions. I didn't even have time for an epi! PP was totally fine. I had a huge hormonal meltdown with my first and zero mood changes with my second. rattles on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1542387 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 11:05:04 +0000 rattles 1542387@https://boards.hellobee.com/ These responses are awesome! Maybe it won't be my experience, but they're comforting nonetheless! Dandelion on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1542302 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:48:57 +0000 Dandelion 1542302@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Second kid was worse, but there were other circumstances. Third was a breeze (so far!) I feel great, despite being held hostage by my little dictator. tororojo on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1542281 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:46:04 +0000 tororojo 1542281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm loving all of these responses that say recovery was easier the second time! @Beyond2: I'm just 9 weeks along w/#2, but I think you will remember! And probably have a nurse reminding you, anyway. BabyBoecksMom on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1542007 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 09:51:13 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 1542007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So much easier! I had an easy 1st labor, but it was easier the 2nd time - labor was about 1/2 the time and she came out in one push with zero stitches needed. @Beyond2: your body knows what to do. I didn't think I would remember, but I did! Beyond2 on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1541407 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 05:09:15 +0000 Beyond2 1541407@https://boards.hellobee.com/ For everyone who said pushing was easier the second time, did you remember how to push going in or your body just knew what to do when the time came? I keep thinking I don't remember how to push, but maybe it will come back to me once I'm at that point? HLK208 on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1541324 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 23:39:36 +0000 HLK208 1541324@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So.much.better. L&D wasn't less painful but I could push easily with my second and I couldn't with my first. I was able to walk up and down stairs 2 days pp without discomfort the second time. I didn't bleed much either. I think bleeding lasted 3 weeks whereas with my first, it lasted 6 and I was in pain. Running Elley on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1541280 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 22:20:46 +0000 Running Elley 1541280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Beebug: Ummmm yeah. It was horrid. BUT it was over faster (like a few days compared to a week?). Ree723 on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1541173 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 21:01:28 +0000 Ree723 1541173@https://boards.hellobee.com/ L&D was harder the second time, but only because my epidural didn't work properly and I could feel every contraction; with my first, I didn't feel one single thing and it was glorious! Recovery was easier the second time - I was home four hours after LO was born and never even noticed the stitches from my second degree tear. I had a second degree tear with my first baby and found them pretty uncomfortable for the first week or so. This time, never even realised I had them! The only thing that was harder the second time was the cramping. I never had any cramps after my first baby, but with the second, they were bloody painful for about five days. They were worst whilst BF'ing (the release of oxytocin makes them stronger) and combined with nipple pain again, it was definitely uncomfortable. Overall though, things were much easier the second time around! Beebug on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1541156 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:50:55 +0000 Beebug 1541156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @Running Elley: I forgot about uterine cramping pp until I read your post, oh man! Mrs. Bee on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1541148 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:47:53 +0000 Mrs. Bee 1541148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ l&d was easier (vbac), but recovery was harder due to extenuating circumstances (i had to walk a lot when olive had an extended stay and i had to stay at a nearby hotel). polkadots on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1541111 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 20:32:40 +0000 polkadots 1541111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Thanks for sharing everyone! These were the stories I was hoping to hear! cyndistar3 on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1540826 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:15:52 +0000 cyndistar3 1540826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My second was harder but that's because I had a pretty easy recover with #1 but had to have a c/s for #2 because she was breech. Running Elley on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1540805 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:02:45 +0000 Running Elley 1540805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Easier for me as well! I had a pretty easy delivery with #1 but I pushed for less time with #2 and the recovery went much faster! The only thing that was harder was the uterine cramping for the few days immediately following delivery with #2. They were INTENSE. Really horrible. shinymama on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1540752 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:40:21 +0000 shinymama 1540752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Agree with the others that #2 was easier in all aspects! For what it's worth, my second was also breech late in the game. I scheduled my c-section for 38.5 weeks and 3 days before my c-section I went in for my final OB appointment and he had moved head down. The recovery was a breeze! Good luck! Bao on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1540746 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:37:53 +0000 Bao 1540746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes!! I wasn't able to get up without assistance for about 5 days the first time around, pushed for almost 2 hours, third degree tearing etc. This time I was able to get up on my own that day, pushed 3 times and was overall just better even though I did have tearing. It's been hard with a toddler and baby though not gonna lie about that part! Mrs. High Heels on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1540743 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:36:24 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1540743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ YES! So much easier!! Really quick and short labor (was already 7 cm dilated when I got to the hospital), and no tearing! I was up and about right away. chopsuey on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1540733 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:33:47 +0000 chopsuey 1540733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Yes. Labor was quick and recovery was quick too. 4 hours vs 12 hours with my first. Less tearing and less pushing! lemondrop on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1540728 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:26:30 +0000 lemondrop 1540728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ YES!!! SO much better this time around! I am almost 3 weeks pp, and today is my first day back at work (I work part-time, so had very little PTO to use for maternity leave). Keeping up with two kiddos is no joke, but this time recovery was much better. At this point with my first I was still hobbling around and super uncomfortable, but this time was so much easier and I am pretty much back to normal. My first labor was just under 8 hours but 3 of those hours were pushing, a second degree tear and at least a dozen stitches. This time around was also under 8 hours, but only 15 minutes of pushing, a super minor tear and 2 stitches because his hand was by his face. I can't vouch for anything with breech, but mine was posterior for most of the pregnancy and he ended up turning just prior to delivery. polkadots on "Was L&D/PP easier with your second LO?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-lampdpp-easier-with-your-second-lo#post-1540588 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 16:29:07 +0000 polkadots 1540588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I'm getting nervous! We had our 32 week appointment today and baby boy is breech. I secretly just a little bit want him to stay that way since PP recovery was horrible for me last time! I honestly don't know what I really want for this delivery. Whatever is best/safest for him but I'm so scared of Postpartum with a toddler and newborn. How was childbirth different with #2?