Hoping it'll be simpler second time around

[Jennifaerie]

With my first pregnancy I had SPD at 24 weeks, then GD at 35 and they decided DD was huge and I was induced under consultant care at 38 weeks.

My GD was mild
She wasn't big
The induction was hard going
I only agreed because my sister went well overdue, her son was too big for her to deliver and due to negligence and lack of monitoring my nephew ended up being starved of oxygen for a very long time . I was terrified of the same thing happening to DD.

As it was we had the same labour almost exactly ( I was induced on synto, became hyperstimulated, needed an epidural etc) but DD was fine, whereas my nephew wasn't.

This time I've no GD, no SPD and although I'm told baby feels big this time (as opposed to the charts saying so last time, and being told she didn't feel big) I'm being left to my own devices.

I've opted for the midwife only birth centre at my local hospital, but it's right below the consultant unit if needs be.

Tell me I won't need an epidural this time as long as I go naturally? I'm getting nervous now but sure that as long as I trust my body I'll be fine. I did 7 hours of back to back labour on synto before my epidural last time.

Any positive stories to keep my head in the right place?

 

[shinona]

Yes, my second and third labours were much easier than my first. I had an epidural and spinal block with a forceps delivery for the first. For the others, I had gas and air for an hour only. It's much easier to recover without an epidural.
Don't let them push you into induction just because baby might be big. It's more likely than not that your body will cope.

 

[ClairAye]

My second was amazing, my first? Not so much! I had SPD with both though.

1st was a 38 hour labour ending in infection, forceps, episiotomy and missing an EMCS that would of been really risky to my health by the skin of my teeth. Had the epidural and it topped up.

2nd was an SVD, only medical pain relief was a small amount of gas and air and lasted 9 hours.

Most (but not all) second labours are easier

 

[donnarobinson]

My second labour was so much easier then my first x
First i was induced with pessary needed the drip laboured for 13 & half hours pushed for two hours was cut i had a pph it was hell
Second labour was induced with pessary that was it laboured my self after that no drip 6 hours pushed for 45 mins and wasnso much easier and calmer
No cuts stiches or anything x x

 

[Jennifaerie]

Thanks for the replies, this baby is being a monkey. I was having moderate contractions for 8 hours in the middle of the night, they fizzled out at 6 mins apart

 

[ClairAye]

That happened to me on the Thursday morning, then Friday morning then they went and Friday night I went into labour

 

[Aud05291987]

Hey hun, im actually looking for the aame support lol. While I cannot give much adviceon what will happen nor can aany on really, but I can say that we need to stick with what we feel is right!!!!! I had similar birth as your sister I think u said it was. She wasn't too big, however instead my pelvis was too small she wss stuck, deprived of oxygen when id push and noone around to give a c section (I felt like I was back in like th e 20's where there was no such thing) so I was forced to deliver and she wasn't breathing and almost died. Anyways im trying to elect c section this time....I would rather not CHANCE it I guess, and what I wanted to say to you is that...if you are feeling not right about it. Do what u feel is right. I would never want anyone to go through losing a child or such traumatic stuff over the doctors bad advice, help, or decisions.

 

[Jennifaerie]

I ended up having an amazing delivery. I was induced at 39 +1 and I went into labour at 39+ 3 (just a lot of waiting in between) once I started contracting DD arrived within 3 hours and I only needed gas and air. 3 pushes and she was out.

Try not to worry hun, I wish I hadn't in hindsight

xx