Mums of two or more - were subsequent labours shorter than your first?

[LouLou78]

1st: Long latent phase but once established in labour, 4hrs. But of course that latent phase seemed forever.

2nd: 2hrs start to finish

3rd: 30mins Well at 8pm when I requested to have some pain relief I was examined and told that I was 2cm non effaced, therefore not in esatablished labour. My contractions all of a sudden became very strong. My little lady was born 39 mins later. :0

 

[Lauraxamy]

Ahh this thread has just made me breathe a sigh of relief 1st labour wasn't that long but hoping for a nice and even quicker birth this time around

 

[mommyof3boyz]

Yes for sure! First labour was 12 hrs..2nd labour was 6 hrs and 3rd was 3 hrs...scared i may just deliver in the car on the way to the hospital this time around lol

 

[zolly786]

you people are scaring me. my first was 2h16m from first contraction to baby in arms...

i don't want a baby on the side of the road.

 

[mommyof3boyz]

you people are scaring me. my first was 2h16m from first contraction to baby in arms...

i don't want a baby on the side of the road.

I don't want to have mine on the side of the road either, but I am prepared for anything to happen...It's just my luck lol

 

[Abisare]

My missis is getting quicker and quicker...

10hrs, 7hrs, 4hrs. fourth baby was 2hrs but was an undiagnosed breech and emergency c section

 

[Tasha]

1st was 27 hours established, 2nd was 1 hour 45 minutes from start to finish (about 40 minutes established), 3rd was 45 minutes from start to finish (less than twenty minutes established), fourth was induction 0-6cm in just over an hour when I needed an emergency c-section, 5th was less than 10 minutes established

 

[Simmer]

My first was 4hrs, second was 3.5hrs and third was 5hrs. Those are all start to finish times from when I first felt it at home to when they were born. So all fairly quick but my third was the longest so I don't necessarily believe they get shorter with each child but then none of mine being very long I don't have much to compare to!

 

[Cherryhrf]

DS1 - 16hrs
DS2 - 8 hrs
DS3 - 4 1/2 hours - After 3 days of being induced by gel and finally being put on a drip. Actually seemed like forever.

Was told when I went in to be induced with DS3 that third babies can be either very quick or very troublesome. I wish someone had mentioned this to me before. Also hoping that 4th babies come with no such problems and V quickly!!)

 

[Guppy051708]

Was told when I went in to be induced with DS3 that third babies can be either very quick or very troublesome. I wish someone had mentioned this to me before. Also hoping that 4th babies come with no such problems and V quickly!!)

i have never heard of that before...do you think they were just covering because you were induced with your third? inductions are notorious for taking longer...

 

[nanomey]

from established labour

1st - 7 hours
2nd - 5 hours
3rd - 2.5 hours
4th - 2 hours

 

[PeanutBean]

First was 34.5 hours and a big disaster. Second was 22 hours and lovely.

 

[Simmer]

My first was 4hrs, second was 3.5hrs and third was 5hrs. Those are all start to finish times from when I first felt it at home to when they were born. So all fairly quick but my third was the longest so I don't necessarily believe they get shorter with each child but then none of mine being very long I don't have much to compare to!

Just had my 4th and final baby 2 days ago and that one was 2 hours on the dot start to finish. Water broke out of the blue and 2 hours later she was out so between 1st, 2nd and 4th they got faster, the 3rd ruined the pattern.

 

[xx~Lor~xx]

Yes, my daughter was 7 1/2 hours, and then my son was 4 hours!