BTDT- first labor vs second

I know we ask these questions all the time but I'm starting to get antsy about going into labor. With DD I went a few days early, progressed well on my own, pushed for hours (she was sunny side up), then had a fairly easy recovery and lost all my weight quickly. I know I can't "plan" and it's totally out of my control but would still love to hear about others' experiences. Did you have two (or more) totally different labors?

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BTDT- first labor vs second

i had two different deliveries. With DS my water broke, was in labor for 15 hours...he came right on time. DD was a week late and i was induced- but labored only for 7 hours! Recovery for both went well and was similar.

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my first DD came in four hours. I was induced at 38 weeks and everything went very quickly. i pushed for an hour and ultimately she had to be pulled out with forceps. with DD2 my water broke at home at 38 weeks at 8:50 pm. First contraction was at home at 9:30 pm. got to hospital and was in active labor. DD was born in two pushes at 10:37 that night. so both were quick labors and deliveries. i felt much better after DD2 because i had no epidural to recover from, and a less severe tear than with DD1.

best of luck to you. i know how scary it can be to not know how everything is going to go down.

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1st was in labor for 7 hours. Pushed for 40 minutes. Easy recovery and lost all the weight (23 lbs) in 3 weeks. I was 26 then.

2nd i was in labor for 4 hours. Pushed for 3 minutes. Easy recovery. Lost 10 lbs within 3 weeks. Took about a year to lose the other 10 lbs once i started running and I even got back to how i was before #1. I was 31 then.

ETA: both came 2 weeks early.

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So basically you're all telling me that I won't know until I know. Thank you for sharing your stories! With every other aspect of this pregnancy I've been so laid back because my questions had been answered two years ago with DD#1. The delivery is still the big scary unknown at the end though!

BTDT- first labor vs second

DS 1 I was induced 4 days late, the induction started around 7am, he was born at 9:10pm after 20 minutes of pushing.

DS 2, I went into labor 13 days early. My water broke around 1-1:30, epi by 3, the Dr checked me at 6:00 and said my contractions were irregular and started me on pitocin. DS came at 7:29 after 10 minutes of pushing (he must have known how much the nurse who was working the day shift was bothering me).

ETA - For weight - I lost the weight from the second quickly but, I still had weight from the first I need to get rid of.

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Labor for my two were very different. In some ways labor was worse for my second. My first dd was two days early and I was in active labor for about six or seven hours and pushing about forty minutes. My second dd was a week late. Labor started and stopped but then when it started for real she came super quickly and we barely made it to the hospital. I say she came in two pushes but quite honestly I am not even sure I was pushing really as I spent the fifteen minutes before that trying not to push on the way to the hospital. Recovery was way easier for number two for me too. I am not sure if that's because I had no epidural or I didn't tear as badly. As far as weight loss, still working on
It for baby number two whereas it went fairly fast with my first. I did gain a lot more with the second though. Good luck!

BTDT- first labor vs second

I had 2 very different labors and not at all what I expected the 2nd time around. With my first my water broke and I progressed quickly on my own. I had him 9 hours after my water broke and didnt have any pitocin or anything. His heart rate kept dropping so he needed an internal fetal monitor placed. I pushed for 20 min and he had to be vacuumed bc of his heart rate.

Posted before I finished!

With my second contractions started early Monday. I had them on and off all day. Headed to the hospital at 2 am bc I was afraid I would prepress too quickly at home if I waited. When I got there I was 3 cm so they kept me but my contractions were so inconsistent. I ended up needing to have my water broken and was given pitocin. Labor was about the same length but she was out in 3 pushes on Tuesday morning. No heart rate issues with her.

My first came 1 day before my due date and my second was 2 weeks early!

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