https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 04:35:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1970448 Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:00:52 +0000 Adira 1970448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like I need to update this thread now that I've been through birth #2!</p> <p>With Xander, I started feeling light random contractions around 7:30 a.m., but they didn't start becoming obvious until closer to noon, when I started timing them. They were 5-1-1 by 4:30 p.m. and we were at the hospital by 5:30 p.m., where I was 3-4 cm dilated. Xander was born at 2:06 a.m. after an hour of pushing.</p> <p>With Logan, my contractions started around 6:00 p.m. and by 7:00 p.m., they were obvious! They were already 5-1-1 by 8:00 p.m. and we got to the hospital by 9:30 p.m., where I was 5-6 cm dilated. Logan was born at 3:28 a.m. after only 10 minutes of pushing!!</p> <p>So from active labor to the end, birth #1 was 9.5 hours with 1 hour of pushing. Birth #2 was 7.5 hours with 10 minutes of pushing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1941111 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 13:05:34 +0000 Adira 1941111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: Oooh, yes, I will!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1941072 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:47:54 +0000 coopsmama 1941072@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: yes! You'll have to update this thread with your experiences in a few weeks! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1941050 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:40:24 +0000 Adira 1941050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@coopsmama: Interesting your take on back labor vs normal labor! I had back labor with my first and I've HEARD that it's worse, so interesting that you found it actually not as bad! I'm curious what I'll experience this time... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1941047 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:38:51 +0000 coopsmama 1941047@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My two labors were completely different.</p> <p>DS: 4 days late, 36 hour labor that started with contractions every 5 minutes apart, was in transition for 9 hours, all back labor, 1.5 hours pushing, had my water broken as I started pushing, 2nd degree tear, no after pains </p> <p>DD: had to be induced at 41w6d, less than 4 hour labor, no back labor, twenty minutes of pushing, a minimal skid mark tear, and horrendous after pains (I think recovery was harder with number 2 honestly because of them) </p> <p>Also, I found "normal" labor harder to deal with than back labor. I did NOT like the pain in the front. Back labor's a bitch but I thought it was more localized And thus easier to manage than normal labor which felt like my pelvis was being ripped apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1941043 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:37:20 +0000 MrsB2012 1941043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: m y first labor was less than 5 hours from my first contraction... I'm pretty scared if this one is going to be faster! Can't be flying down the roads in the winter ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1941035 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:32:57 +0000 Adira 1941035@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caitlanc: haha, so basically good luck to both of us!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1941018 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 12:24:23 +0000 caitlanc 1941018@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm also a little freaked out by the "so much faster" trend, although I'm loving all of the easier recoveries! </p> <p>LO#1 - My water broke on Friday night. Labor didn't kick in on it's own so 3 rounds of Cervadil and miles of walking later active labor finally kicked in at 9am on Sunday. He was out at 1pm. I only pushed maybe 7 or 8 times and it was maybe just 20 or 30 minutes after I transitioned. </p> <p>My mom's second child was super fast as well. She was crowning in the car and born in the emergency room. </p> <p>I maybe wouldn't be so freaked out (a fast active labor was great for me the first time!) except that I live 1.5 hours from the hospital on the other side of a mountain pass... Oh well. It will all be fine, I'm sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1940481 Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:34:01 +0000 Adira 1940481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: @Mrs. High Heels: @lamariniere: @mrskc: @prettylizy: @matador84: These "it was faster" stories scare me! Last time, I started feeling contractions in the morning and spent time at work being all "Is this labor??" before I finally went home, packed my hospital bag, timed my contractions, and went to the hospital. Hearing that some people were only in labor for a couple hours freaks me out! I'm scared I'm going to be at work and not have time to make it to the hospital!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1940178 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 21:03:53 +0000 matador84 1940178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Even faster. Contractions first then my water broke, opposite with my first so I wasn't expecting that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1940159 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:47:55 +0000 MrsF 1940159@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for starting this thread @Adira: ! I'm so eager to see how labor #2 will go!</p> <p>Anyone have two inductions? I'm potentially looking at induction #2 in the next few weeks and wondering what that might look like. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939456 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:21:48 +0000 prettylizy 1939456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First labour water broke with no contractions, after 2 'days and some pitocin she finally came.</p> <p>Second I was in full on denial when my labour when active, less than 12 hours from first cramp to baby in my arms. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939408 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:06:38 +0000 Lindsay05 1939408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With the first, I was 10 days overdue and it started with contractions. Progressed really fast but pushed for 4 hours ending with a vacuum assist.</p> <p>Second I had early labour for 5 days before my water finally broke. I progressed a little slower but pushed twice and she was out. It seemed altogether different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939399 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:02:49 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 1939399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything was different, except that both times contractions started at 3 mins apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939395 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:00:32 +0000 autumnlove 1939395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Painless csection!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939384 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:58:07 +0000 mrskc 1939384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With DS active labor lasted about 15 hours. My contractions just started and got progressively stronger and stronger. Pushed about 45 minutes. </p> <p>DD was different. My water broke first @ 3pm. Contractions didn't start for a few hours after around 6 pm. Then they weren't very regular. More active labor started around 9-10 pm. Got to hospital at 11 pm then things really picked up. I had her at 2:20 am and only a few pushes and she was out. It was much faster but the pain was very intense. I think once I hit transition at about 8 cm, she was born within about 10-15 minutes. Where as that part took a couple of hours with DS. Also didn't tear this time but probably because she was smaller. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939353 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:47:46 +0000 lamariniere 1939353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine started the same, water broke with no contractions. I had an epi with 1, but not with 2, and the 2nd one was MUCH faster (hence no epi). She was born in 45 min once the contractions started. Also, recovery for LO2 was much faster. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939301 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:30:23 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 1939301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything was mostly the same, except it was faster (half the time), and only part of my water broke on its own so they had to break the remainder. I also didn't tear, and recovery was much faster. I didn't feel like I got hit by a truck like I did the first time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939280 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:26:24 +0000 yin 1939280@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My second pregnancy was very easy on my body. I had GD again, but I was more informed and able to handle it with no issues. I was comfortable but had BH contractions regularly, especially in my third trimester. My first labor dragged on for a long time (27+ hours), which included over 2 hours of pushing. My second happened so quickly, about 3 hours from start to finish. No tearing both times, and I had a very easy recovery with my second. Had to EP with my first and breastfed my second with no issues (just reached a year). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939249 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:12:01 +0000 wonderstruck 1939249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first labor was 24 hours long, though it took about 12 hours to start feeling mind-blowingly painful. I was progressing crazy slow, got an epi about 18 hours in at 3cm, started progressing crazy fast...then after lots of back and forth withL's heart rate, and all efforts to raise it failing, ended up with an emergency c-section. Boo! </p> <p>Second time I had GD, baby was measuring quite large and I was starting to exhibit signs of pre-e, and my cervix wouldn't budge so they couldn't induce me...so I had a RCS that is being a total pain in the ass with slow healing. Double boo!</p> <p>Not really helpful in terms of wanting to know about labor being shorter/faster, sorry! I hold yours is faster! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-was-different-about-your-second-laborbirth#post-1939221 Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:00:52 +0000 Adira 1939221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know that second labors/births tend to be faster, but curious what else was different for you!</p> <p>For me, my first labor was around 14 hours, my water broke on it's own in the hospital, and I pushed for an hour. So curious what will change this time around!</p> <p>Share your experience! </p>