How did your second labor compare to your first?

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Please also share your stories.  I'm soon to be a second timer and I am hoping things will be easier.  I did not have complications the first time it was just so very long and slow!

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Second was shorter but was more intense.

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Second was shorter but I was in the most pain.

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1st was 4 hours, second was 2 hours, 3rd was around an hour, 4th was 16.5 hours. Totally not what I expected for my last labor lol.

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Was shorter but more traumatic

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First I was induced. Labor start to finish was a little over 5 hours. Labor with second started naturally, from start to finish was 3 hours. Interested to see how number 3 will go here in a couple months 😬

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First labor was 12.5 hrs and I was induced, I was 41.1weeks pregnant when I delivered my daughter. I didn't feel any contractions or anything so it was a smooth delivery, only had 6 stitches from the episiotomy. 
My second was 7.5 hrs with my son and he was born at 39.3 weeks pregnant, all natural. Made it to 8cm dilated before I got a epidural, he took me 2 hrs to push and 1 stitch from a little tearing. 
Both kids weighed the same at 7.10lbs

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Both were induced, but ended up with an emergency c section for #2.

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My first was about 14 hours from the time my water broke till I had my daughter (that's when I first realized I was in labor). It was smooth other than being long, she came 4 days early. My son I was set to be induced 6 days early but he came on his own the day of induction. I had contractions starting before my appt time. I felt the contractions start lightly around 7 am and he was born just after 12. It all went really fast and I only pushed a couple times. I'm hoping this 3rd one is about that same length in time because I don't want it to go so fast I can't get an epidural lol

How did your second labor compare to your first?

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