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Did your 2nd come as quickly as the first?
I just read recent post about a quick delivery that was very similar to my first with DD. I'd like to know for those that had a quick L&D with their first, was it the same for your 2nd child? I also had DD at 36 weeks and 3 days...I'm wondering if this one will be early too? I KNOW you never really know, but I'd just like to see how many of you out there this is true for. 
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Re: Did your 2nd come as quickly as the first?
First: born 39w 4d, 5 hour labor (epi), 5 min pushing
Second: born 38w 5d, born 1 hour after they broke my water (got epi 1.5 hr before water broken as I was already dilated to 7 cm and not in active labor), 10 min pushing
Third: born 38w 1d, born 59 min after getting to hospital, 20 min pushing (no time for epidural)
DS: on and off contrax for a couple days (we are talking like 2 hours of contrax, spaced 10-20 min). So obviously stuff was happened, but it petered out. Then, my water broke, contrax immediately every 2-3 min, he was born 3 hours alter.
DD: More of a traditional lead-up with contrax slowly getting more and more intense. I was up at night with regular ones, then slept like 2am until morning. Then they started around 11am, and I had her at 2:50 pm. So I would say her L&D was a little longer. Hard to measure with all the per-labor though. I am sure by the time I hit active labor I was fairly well dilated.
My babies have been all over the board. My 1st was a cake walk. As was my 4th. The other 2 were not quite as simple. So in my experience, you just never know.
so far my labors have been fast and furious.
DS1 was 4 hours but it was pitocin induced
Ds2 was 3 hours from first contraction to him being born
I am curious how it will be with DS3. I hear the 3rd babe is the wild card so I am trying to prepare myself for a variety of scenarios.
Typically second babies come in half the time as the first.
9 angels in heaven-3 in my arms and 1 in the NICU
Mono/di twin girls: Josephine born to heaven and Evangeline born Earthside at 25w
My first was on her due date and came after 36 hours, with pitocin for the last 10. She only came after the doctor threatened a caesarean- my will became strong when he told me that! It was only 15 minutes pushing.
My second was three days late. From first contraction to last it was 6 hours with 10 minutes of pushing. Much quicker than the first but waaaaaaty more intense.
I am nervous about this one- my mom told me her labors were 8,6 and 2 hours. My sister was almost born in the waiting lounge. If I follow her pattern I might just have this child with one good sneeze around 39 weeks.......
Awwww I'm naming my LO Jayden Cole...
My first was hell. I was laboring for 36 hours. My second was easy, less than two hours.
I was in labor for almost 40 hours with my first, way over the 24 hour mark after my water broke because they said I had probably just wet my self. -__-;;
I started off decently, but after 22 hours I still hadn't gone farther then 2cm, even with Pitocin and an epidural.
Ended up having to get an emergency c-section and right as they took the baby out, and cut the cord, I blacked out. Not quite sure what happened, and I didn't want to know or ask so I didn't.
This time around though, I am hoping for an easier pregnancy. My first was born when I was 19, so maybe 22 will be easier?
9 angels in heaven-3 in my arms and 1 in the NICU
Mono/di twin girls: Josephine born to heaven and Evangeline born Earthside at 25w
Wow! Thanks everyone for the responses! Update for me: I had ptl last monday (33 weeks and 1 day), ended up being put on Procardia once a day (30 mg) and will be taken off of it at 36 weeks (June 3rd), and we'll see what happens from there. At that point, they won't do anything to stop the labor.