Hellobee Boards Topic: was your recovery with your second child easier?

Hellobee Boards Topic: was your recovery with your second child easier? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 01:55:39 +0000 lavender on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1980702 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:00:05 +0000 lavender 1980702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So much easier. But my cramps were awful, I dreaded nursing LO #2 because the cramps were so painful. BandDmommy on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1980696 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:56:20 +0000 BandDmommy 1980696@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Much easier!!! blackbird on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1980622 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:17:07 +0000 blackbird 1980622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I love hearing how much easier it is the second time, both physically and emotionally! I wonder what it is.. erinpye on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1980259 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:36:04 +0000 erinpye 1980259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @sorrycharlie: also--everyone told me the cramps after birth would be worse the second time, but mine weren't, so it's not always the case! Ree723 on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1980040 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:57:42 +0000 Ree723 1980040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ A million times easier! I had a second degree tear and stitches both times but with my first, I definitely felt them for a week or so every time I laughed, coughed, sneezed, or got up/down from sitting. This time, I never even noticed them. Truly. I was home from the hospital four hours after having DD2 and felt like a million bucks....and I never really crashed. It was seriously a walk in the park. I never used any postpartum 'healing' or pain relief supplies with either baby (no dermaplast, no peri bottle, no witch hazel, etc) so I can't comment on that. What I will say though is to stock up on Advil - the postpartum cramps the second time around are brutal for this first few days! I never had any cramps with my first, but with DD2, they were excruciating....and they hit when you start BF'ing so it's the double whammy of nipple pain and uterine cramps. Ouch. I kept up an around the clock Advil regimen for the first three or four days and it helped a lot! SAHM0811 on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979767 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 03:13:18 +0000 SAHM0811 1979767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ It was easier. I also had a much faster L&D too, though. I remember going to the playground with DD1 when DD2 was just 3-4 days old! KayKay on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979164 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:08:48 +0000 KayKay 1979164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ My labor was quicker and I had a less severe tear, so my soreness was much more manageable. Emotionally I have done better as well. Agree with @jedeve that after pains were way worse, at least for the ~2 days after birth. It is definitely harder to rest / sleep when the baby sleeps because of the toddler running around demanding to be entertained, though! jedeve on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979148 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:58:13 +0000 jedeve 1979148@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Just different. My back was sore with my first from back labor and I had a 2nd degree tear although it never bothered me much. With my second I didn't have any tearing. But I was pretty physically exhausted from having a toddler too. That was more so later on in weeks 3-7 PP. After pains though are soooo much worse with number two. I took way more pain medicine! sorrycharlie on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979139 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:52:51 +0000 sorrycharlie 1979139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ @yellowbird: Little bugger is still breech I think. She was sideways at my appt last week but I think she went back head up! lamariniere on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979125 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:44:13 +0000 lamariniere 1979125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So much easier both physically and emotionally. I was only in labor for 45 min though, so I wasn't tired at all when it was all over! I also didn't have a hormone crash at all, but I was a big hormonal mess after LO1. Adira on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979116 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:39:26 +0000 Adira 1979116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Sooooooo much easier!! But Logan was a little early, so he was smaller than Xander and had a smaller head, so I didn't need an episiotomy to get him out! I had a 2nd degree tear, but it hasn't bothered me nearly as much as my episiotomy did with Xander. But I also still have Xander in daycare full-time, so the majority of my day is just me and Logan! Dandelion on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979108 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:34:09 +0000 Dandelion 1979108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Second was S, so much harder. My planned c section with M was third and so much nicer than both previous labors. Mrs. High Heels on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979102 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:29:46 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1979102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So much easier!!! I was up and about right away. Didn't tear, and labor was fast. yellowbird on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979098 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:28:13 +0000 yellowbird 1979098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ This thread is giving me hope!!! @sorrycharlie: is baby still breech or did she flip yet?? swurlygurl on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979085 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:22:36 +0000 swurlygurl 1979085@https://boards.hellobee.com/ SO MUCH EASIER! I still tore, but it only took like a day to heal and not be crying in pain in the bathroom - it took over 4 weeks to heal like that from L! Also, no PP Anxiety like I had with L. It was a *much* more pleasant experience. Although... having a newborn AND a toddler is so much more mentally exhausting than you can imagine... :bummed: mrs. wagon on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979072 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:15:04 +0000 mrs. wagon 1979072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ So much easier. But I had some complications after my first and none with my second, so that really helped. Also, with my first I had lots of stitches while with my second I only had one tiny stitch. And I pushed for over 3 hours with my first, and only 15 mins of minimal pushing with my second, so that added to the difference as well. cyndistar3 on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979025 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:57:52 +0000 cyndistar3 1979025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ No, it was harder because I had to have a c-section. But third times a charm vbac) and I never actually felt like I had a baby, it was just like a bad period for a few days. Pancakes on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1979008 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:51:35 +0000 Pancakes 1979008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I think I was an odd one out...my physical recovery was harder the second time around. Not sure why, but thankfully by 2 months postpartum I was feeling back to my old self. The first two months were rough, though! lilyann on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1978973 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:38:09 +0000 lilyann 1978973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Physical recovery was soooo much easier the second time around. I had a csection first and a VBAC for my second LO. Our daycare doesn't hold spots so we kept LO1 in daycare and that helped me rest/get house stuff done. The weekends were a little crazy and tiring (I solo parent on Saturdays). erinpye on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1978964 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:34:15 +0000 erinpye 1978964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Physically MUCH easier. The weight was easier to lose too. Emotionally, much harder because there is no such thing as resting or sleeping when the baby sleeps, when you also have a toddler! wonderstruck on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1978949 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:26:45 +0000 wonderstruck 1978949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Harder. Simply because recovery with a newborn to care for puts a LOT less strain on your body than recovery with a newborn and a 1 year old to care for. I had c-sections and it took ages to heal the second time around, I kept irritating the incision with all the bending and stuff I had to do. HappyBaker on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1978932 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:20:36 +0000 HappyBaker 1978932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ Following and hoping more people chime and say it was easier :-) jmarionsmith on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1978919 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:13:20 +0000 jmarionsmith 1978919@https://boards.hellobee.com/ yes!!! sooo much easier! mostly because my labor was not as long and i pushed for a much shorter time the 2nd time around. i always thought i was so sore from my stitches after my first labor but i tore in the same exact spot and had the same amount of stitches the 2nd time and i really wasn't that sore! Bao on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1978915 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:09:25 +0000 Bao 1978915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ 100 times easier! sorrycharlie on "was your recovery with your second child easier?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-recovery-with-your-second-child-easier#post-1978901 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:01:31 +0000 sorrycharlie 1978901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ I keep hearing that it is..and I'm really, really hoping so! I had a hard time after DD - tons of stitches, bad tear, could barely get up and down the stairs or stand or sit for long periods of time. I'm dreading dealing with that, a newborn and a toddler that doesn't understand! Also stocking up on postpartum supplies, so wondering if one can of dermaplast will do it this time, where last time I went through 4 in 1-2 weeks ;)