Just curious for those with two or more kids. Were your subsequent deliveries quicker?
For the purpose of our poll I would say start from when you knew it was the real deal! Including laboring at home.
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One hour longer but pushing was 5 or less minutes vs an hour and 45 minutes. I was able to stand and walk/talk through most of my labor the second time around.
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Shaved off about five hours. 13 the first time, 8 the second.
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I think it was about 12 hours quicker...one of the perks of a scheduled C-section
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i'm not KU, but i'm super interested as my water broke and i had DD1 within 7 hours.
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Labor with #1 was 8 hours and 5 with #2
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Start to finish was exactly the same, but pushing was significantly reduced (3 hours for #1 and 15 minutes for #2).
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MUCH faster.
LO1 - I was already at 7cm within 30min of contractions starting and then I had an epi which slowed everything down. From the time contractions started to the birth it was about 10 hours total with 1 hour of pushing.
LO2 - my water broke and the nothing happened for a long time (no contractions). I was given an enema which jump started the contractions and once they did start the whole L&D was only 45min with 3 pushes!
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Labor with #1 was about 5 hours after my induction (water broke about 10 hours before that)..
#2 was 4 hours start to finish and out in 3 pushes - eek! I was only at the hospital 40 minutes before I had a baby in my arms.
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I like the sound of decreased pushing times!
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whyyyy do I read these threads....
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@sorrycharlie: hahha why not??
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This thread gives me hope!
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@locavore_mama: Gives me anxiety!!
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I said longer but my first was induction which consisted of two days of cervical ripening before the actual induction started that I didn't include. First labor I had a handful of painful contractions the night before the induction. Pitocin started at 11 am and delivered just before 6 pm. Second labor contractions started naturally on Wednesday afternoon and delivered after 5pm on Thursday. Even though it was longer the second labor was easier.
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6 hrs labor and 2 hrs pushing #1, 6 hrs labor and 45 mins pushing #2.
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These threads scare me! My mom had my older sister in 12 hours or so and I was born in less than an hour! So nervous for #2!
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12 hours vs 4 hours
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@MrsTiger: Ummm.. don't say stuff like that! I was planning on working until I go into labor and if it's under an hour, I'll be having this baby in the car by myself!!!
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@Adira: Sorry! If it helps that's my plan too, hopefully we both make it to the hospital!
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@MrsTiger: I guess at the first sign of contractions, I'll just head home instead of doing the "Oh, are these contractions? What's happening?" that I did last time for FOUR HOURS!
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