Small age gap between labours how fast was yours??

[Mrsb3]

Hi, so I'm having Irish twins (mad I know) hehe- There is going to be just under 12 month between births.... How quickly am I expecting this one to be? I'm a little worried as she is still breech and I'm 35 weeks!

 

[SisterRose]

I had a baby due 24th October 2013 and a baby due this year 27th October 2014 so there will be about 12 months(or under, maybe) between mine too! I'd also like to know about labour experiences :-D

 

[Pearls18]

I had 3 years between my babies but my labour reduced quite a bit, first was 4 hours, second was about an hour.

 

[Mrsb3]

I had a baby due 24th October 2013 and a baby due this year 27th October 2014 so there will be about 12 months(or under, maybe) between mine too! I'd also like to know about labour experiences :-D

Congrats! My 11 month old has just dropped his afternoon nap and I had to do some sleep training around 9 month as I got exhausted- however it gets easier now he is crawling and cruising I don't have to pick him up as much (he's a lad) I just baby proofed the house. When I was 7 plus month pg and still lugging lo around (before he could crawl) I strained myself badly and ended up on bed rest so be careful as your bump grows . I'll keep you posted on my labour in 4 weeks!!!

 

[Mrsb3]

I had 3 years between my babies but my labour reduced quite a bit, first was 4 hours, second was about an hour.

Wow 1 hour hope I'm not that quick, hospital is almost an hour away and she is breech!!

 

[Pearls18]

I had 3 years between my babies but my labour reduced quite a bit, first was 4 hours, second was about an hour.

Wow 1 hour hope I'm not that quick, hospital is almost an hour away and she is breech!!

Yeah this was why I planned a home birth but the MW didn't even turn up on time, was me and hubby alone! All was fine though, I knew I was going to be quick but don't worry I don't think it's normal to be that quick! I had to travel an hour for my 4 hour labour and it was fine. Hope baby turns for you.

 

[Mrsb3]

I had 3 years between my babies but my labour reduced quite a bit, first was 4 hours, second was about an hour.

Wow 1 hour hope I'm not that quick, hospital is almost an hour away and she is breech!!

Yeah this was why I planned a home birth but the MW didn't even turn up on time, was me and hubby alone! All was fine though, I knew I was going to be quick but don't worry I don't think it's normal to be that quick! I had to travel an hour for my 4 hour labour and it was fine. Hope baby turns for you.

Thank you

 

[Eleanor ace]

Ooh Irish twins sounds like such fun .
I don't have a small age gap but not a big one either, mine are 21 months apart. My 2nd labour was about 3 hours longer (and I was 3cm dilated, whereas with my 1st I wasn't dilated at all so I expected that to shave a little time of my 2nd labour!)

 

[ClairAye]

Mine are 19 months apart but overall labour with my first was 38 hours and 9 with my second, 1hr 5mins pushing with my first and 8 minutes with my second

 

[Mrsb3]

Thanks everyone, I think lo's bottom has engaged (if possible) as it feels like it did when my ds head engaged. Getting a little nervous now!

 

[ladyluck8181]

There's 9.5 months between my 2 & 3, #2 was 9hrs from my waters breaking to delivery and #3 was 30hrs

 

[Mrsb3]

There's 9.5 months between my 2 & 3, #2 was 9hrs from my waters breaking to delivery and #3 was 30hrs

Ooh so the last labour was much longer! Gives me hope thank you

 

[josephine3]

Im hoping for a shorter labour with my 22 month age gap. 1st labour was about 21 hrs from first contraction. Iv never heard the expression Irish twins before?

 

[Mrsb3]

Im hoping for a shorter labour with my 22 month age gap. 1st labour was about 21 hrs from first contraction. Iv never heard the expression Irish twins before?

Yeah heard Tracey Hogg (baby whisperer) say it. Must be an up north saying lol

 

[Pearls18]

I think Irish twins means two children with the same parents born within a year of each other, I thought it was to do with the school year though, so if you had a baby born in September and then a sibling before August of the next year it would mean they were in the same school year but not twins. I have no idea why that is Irish though lol.

 

[catty]

I think Irish twins means two children with the same parents born within a year of each other, I thought it was to do with the school year though, so if you had a baby born in September and then a sibling before August of the next year it would mean they were in the same school year but not twins. I have no idea why that is Irish though lol.

It is meant to be a derogatory term used to describe irish catholics as they apparently have so many children close together.
or so Mr. Google tells me

 

[Pearls18]

I think Irish twins means two children with the same parents born within a year of each other, I thought it was to do with the school year though, so if you had a baby born in September and then a sibling before August of the next year it would mean they were in the same school year but not twins. I have no idea why that is Irish though lol.

It is meant to be a derogatory term used to describe irish catholics as they apparently have so many children close together.
or so Mr. Google tells me

Ah ok, I've never heard it used in a nasty way, just a jovial way of saying kids born close together but I will remember that!

 

[catty]

I think Irish twins means two children with the same parents born within a year of each other, I thought it was to do with the school year though, so if you had a baby born in September and then a sibling before August of the next year it would mean they were in the same school year
but not twins. I have no idea why that is Irish though lol.

It is meant to be a derogatory term used to describe irish catholics as they apparently have so many children close together.
or so Mr. Google tells me

Ah ok, I've never heard it used in a nasty way, just a jovial way of saying kids born close together but I will remember that!

Yeh same, maybe it was used like that back in he day?
I'm having irish twins and I quite like the name haha

 

[ab75]

Hi, there is 13.5months between my 2. 1st labour was an hour and 45mins from waters breaking to birth, 2nd was 50mins. Hoping the third isn't even quicker lol. Good luck xx

 

[Misscalais]

14 months between births. 1st labour was 41 hours and 2nd labour was 22 hours. 'Active' labour for both was only 4 hours.