Just out of curiosity...
I know on average most labours get shorter, but how long was labour with your second bub?
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View Poll Results: How long was your second labour?
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Less than 2 hours
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2-5 hours
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5-8hrs
5 21.74% -
8-13hrs
4 17.39% -
14-20
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Greater than 20
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Longer than my first labour!
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14-06-2009 21:33 #1
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Length of labour with second bubs
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My first was 3hr 20 mins
Second was 45 mins
So quicker here for sure.
Bit worried about third
...busy growing our happy ending
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My labour for Cobey was slighty augmented by have them break my waters when I was 4cm.. he was born an hour later after a very intense contraction-on-top-of-contraction labour.
However there was zip zero no intervention for Eva's birth and it was probably 8 hours from active labour (I don't know for sure because I had no VEs... so from when I had to work in my contractions)
I was at the hospital longer with Cobes though
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hi all with my first it was 6 and a half hours i was induced they reckon that makes it take longer or some crap
second was 3 and half hours and that was from my water breaking had contractions tho for only 2 hours
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Thanks Seekrit, I had no idea that was there!!!
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My labour with DD was 31 hours and very traumatic, culminating with five hours at final stage, lots of vomiting, an assisted delivery, a PPH and a night in ICU. Couldn't hold my baby for 2.5 hours after she was born because I couldn't control my arms and it took from 9pm to 11.30pm to stitch me up.
Haven't had number 2 yet but am having dreamy visions of a lovely, drug-free six-hour labour with a peaceful ending and a baby that breastfeeds happily straight away. Will keep you posted!
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I was induced with both so not sure if that makes the times count as much but my second labour was about 25 mins shorter
DD was 5 hrs 45 mins
DS was 5 hrs 20 mins
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1st Labour 46hours
2nd labour 21 hours
Both were posterior presentation that turned anterior at the start of 2nd stage.....
1st labour 2nd stage..2 minutes..2 pushes
2nd labour 2nd stage...1 minute..2 pushes
3rd labour...anytime now..posterior again...dr said i could get down to 18 hrs!!
2nd definatley shorter than 1st labourME 34 DH 34
DD1 : 11
DS1 :8
DD2 : 2
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1st was 14 hours from start to finish - 7 hours est labour
2nd was 9 hours from start to finish - 4 hours est labour
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