Third time moms

Ash&Vic · January 2013

I was just curious if once you have a baby if the rest of your pregnancies have a tendency to be somewhat similar.

For my first my water broke a week early and labor was smooth. We did have a scary moment during delivery...but over all it was a positive experience. Now I'm a little anxious thinking that I'll need to be induced at 40+ and my labor and delivery could be awful.

joecubed · January 2013

For me, the experience has been the same, just faster. DS took 5 hours, DD was just under 3. I was significantly dilated with both before painful contractions ever started - 6 or 6.5 with DS and 7 with DD.

ShereneT · January 2013

All 3 of my previous pregnancies were all different. First delived at 34 weeks having and emergency c-section. Second my water broke and I was 3 weeks early. Third I actually made it to my scheduled C-section date. Not sure what to expect for the fourth.

jinnymb · January 2013

With DS1 I went from 0 progress to my water breaking. The contractions were inconsistent and I was in labor for about 10.5 hours, pushing for 20 minutes.

With DS2 I was 2cm at my last appointment and contractions started hard and fast at about 3 minutes apart. I was in labor for 4.5 hours, the doctor broke my water, and I pushed for 5 minutes.

The only thing that was similar, was that I went into labor around midnight exactly 3 days after my due date with both. Pretty strange. I am curious to see if that part happens again.

elizhope · January 2013

With DD I went from 1-10 in 2 hours, then pushed for 1.5 hours. She was stuck becuase she was face up. They mentioned emergency c-section if I couldnt get her out by the 2 hour push mark because of her heartrate. Needless to say, I worked extra hard and got her out 10 minutes later lol Her birth was very painful. From the first painful contraction to the last. I had contractions right on top of each other, no break in between and my epidural didnt work

WIth my second baby (DS) everything was perfect! I had been contracting at home and I didnt even know it. Totally painless. I had my membranes stripped at 8am that morning, then at 5pm I went back to my OB to check and she said I was 5 cm dilated already. I was surprised because I had no pain whatsoever. So off to l/d we went, got a pitocin drip and got an epidural right away and it worked beautifully. 3 hours later he was in my arms, with only 10 minutes of pushing.

I hope this new baby is more like my 2nd delivery.

AprilJT · January 2013

All 3 of my pregnancies have been completely different. L&D was different for my first two as well. My son was born at 37 weeks after my water broke but I had to be given Pitocin to actually start contractions. It was a very scary birth and he was born with forceps. My daughter was born at 39 weeks and it was pretty fast and easy.

LJM0521 · January 2013

DS1 was born two days before his due date, labored for 7 hours start to finish, one and a half of that was pushing. I was 4cm at my 39 week appointment, and he was sunny-side up.

DS2 was born at 36 weeks after the dr decided to break my bag of water because I was 6 1/2 cm, but not feeling contractions (sent to L&D from my weekly appointment). DS2 was born 2 1/2 hours later, pushed through 3 contractions.

I would say they were pretty similar. I dilate early and have pretty fast labors (I consider DS1's labor fast because he was sunny-side up, which makes things more difficult all around). The main difference was that DS2 came so much earlier. I am hoping DD's labor/delivery is similar to DS2 and that she waits at least until she's full term Big Smile

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