How much shorter was your second birth?

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For those who had a shorter labor with their second baby, how much shorter was it compared to your first?
My second is due in a few months and I’m praying for a shorter labor. My first one was 30+ hours.

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I sure fucking hope so. Mine was 68 hours long and hard as hell. My poor mother is still traumatized by it. I'm 31+4 with my second and also hoping this one will be much quicker and smoother.

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1st baby- induction at 40+6- 6 hours
2nd baby- induction at 39+4- 5 hours
3rd baby- natural labor at 38+2- 4 hours
I guess we will see with #4!!!

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It’s doesn’t always work like that. First one 27 hours, 2nd birth 10 minutes and 3rd birth 36 hours.

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My first baby I was in labor for 6 hours & my second baby I was in labor for 2

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My first was 15 hours. Second was just under 6!

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First was 26h from start to baby being here, second was 10h with only 30 minutes pushing! I took raspberry leaf in capsules.

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I'm actually on the fence about this. I was told by a nurse to expect a long labor because I was induced (hypertension), because I got the epidural, and because she was my first successful pregnancy/delivery. But OB broke my water at 2 cm, 4 hours later I was 5 cm, that's when I got the epidural, an hour and a half later I was 10 cm and ready to push. So from breaking water to pushing was only 5 and a half hours. Next time may go slower, especially if I'm allowed to go naturally as opposed to being induced. May go just as fast, or even faster. I don't know that I'd want it to go faster, especially if I'm not induced because idk the signs of labor or what naturally building contractions feel like. Pitocin contractions were absolute hell with zero build up. Just intense and back to back after my water broke.

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My first labor was only 4 hours from start to finish 😳 I’m terrified of a shorter labor with #2. Say a little prayer I make it to the hospital 🤞

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10 1/2 hours first birth 1 1/2 hour second!

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My first was 8 hours and my second was 10 hours and I'm expecting my third and hoping for a shorter labor this time.

How much shorter was your second birth?

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