Fast baby #2--Made it to L&D with 4 minutes to spare!
So baby #2 came much faster than baby #1. Walked in L&D at 4:06 am and baby was out by 4:10! My husband nearly picked up a new profession on the way to the hospital. Labor was only 5 hours long as opposed to 13 with baby #1. Ended up with an unintended second natural delivery, but the good news was that it hurt a lot less than last time (although it still hurt like a mother!) and was fast.
When my contractions started, they seemed just like last time, and I worked through them at home until they reached the point when my OB told me to call--when the contractions took my "breath away." Problem was that this time, when I reached that point, I must have been in the transitional stage of labor.
When I got in the car, my contractions were right on top of each other. When we finally made it to L&D, I felt I had to poop as soon as I stepped foot in my room. I didn't realize this, but apparently this urge feels the same as the need to push the baby out. I went to the toilet to try to poop and could feel the baby's head coming down instead. I actually was trying to hold her in with my hand so I could poop!
Finally a nurse came and understood what was going on immediately. Got me on the bed and in TWO more pushes, she was out!
I was really hoping for pain meds this time around because baby #1's delivery was difficult, but I can't complain. Last time I didn't feel like I was going to make it through labor, and I didn't get that feeling this time. So for those of you debating whether to go med-free, consider holding off until baby #2...
Re: Fast baby #2--Made it to L&D with 4 minutes to spare!
{Ava 5.16.06} {Ella 12.29.07} {Drew 2.9.10}
Congratulations and thanks for sharing your story!
But your post and the responses are kind of scaring me. I was only in labor with DS for 12 hours, and made it to the hospital at 9 cm. The hospital is 45 minutes away, and DH is terrified that we aren't going to make it with this LO. Eek!