Was your second labor easier/faster?

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How much shorter than first?
Were contractions/pain easier to handle?
Able to relax a bit more being more knowledgeable from the first?

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I apparently have precipitous deliveries. But my second was shorter than my first, the first being 2hr 30min and the second being 1hr 45min. The pain was definitely far more intense with my second though, during transition anyway, up until 7 or 8cm I was coping pretty well.

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Following! Curious as well! ♥️

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Yes. Delivery was much easier.

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My first was induced, 16h total, 2h of pushing.
Second was all natural 4.5h total, 2 pushes and a lot easier

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My second was a little easier because it was faster. It was definitely more intense though. I went from a 4 to a 10 within 2 hours and had my baby by the 3rd hour. I had a great nurse that walked me through contractions and gave me alternative options rather than offering the epidural from the get go. With my first I was less knowledgeable and I had a longer labor. I was induced for both but only needed pitocin the first labor. That labor was 24 hours with 2 hours of pushing. The second was 3-4 hours with 1 hour of pushing.

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I had emergency csections with both. My first came 11 days past due date, the second came 12 days past due date. Both were long labour after induction which ended in emergency csections

Was your second labor easier/faster?

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