Labor with second baby?

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Hey y’all,
I’m due with baby #2 in about 9.5 weeks. For those that have had 2 kiddos, how was labor for you the second time around? Did it go by quicker the second time? Just curious what others experienced! Thanks.

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My first was the beautiful, drug addled birth I've always dreamed of, very calm. Got a great night's sleep. Took like 26 hours all told. Vacuum assisted vaginal delivery. Pushed for a long time.
Second, 11 hours all told. Three hours from hospital door to delivery, didn't push so much as my body took over and she wasn't fighting it. Born partially en caul. I was 7 cm at 1045 pm and she was born by 1114pm if that gives you any indication of how fast things went. No time for an epidural. Physical recovery was easier at first, but it was a traumatic experience for me mostly because the doctor was a complete asshole. 
I ended up with a lot of pelvic pain a few months after delivery, and did physical therapy, which helped. As much as it sounds scary, and there are stories that are WAY worse, I'm glad it went quick and the front half of labor was really fun. Went to the airport to get my best friend who had flown in for the birth, stopped for lunch, had my mom take over driving cause the contractions were picking up. Waited for my husband to get home, rolled and bounced on the ball. Hung out, laughed, went for a walk, took a bath. I waited until I could hardly stand the pain, so I was shocked to only be at 3 cm when they checked me at 9 pm. I stood a lot in the hospital cause I couldn't get comfortable and I'm pretty sure that helped move everything along. It taught me a lot, I appreciate my body a lot more for what it did for me. 
Whatever happens, you can do it. There is a lot of support out there for anything that comes up. At the end of the day, a healthy baby and a healthy Mama is the goal, whatever that looks like.

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I’m due with my second in February so reading these are giving me hope. I feel like I have some PTSD from my first labor experience!

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So much hope. My first I was in labor for 25 hours and 3 hours of pushing. Hoping for a breeze the 2nd time around

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My 2nd was my dream labor. 3 1/2 hours and about 35 mins of pushing. Contractions never really got that intense and a completely different experience than my other 3 labors

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My first i was induced 24 hours after my water broke,  took about 12 hours after induction with 2 hours of pushing
My second i was induced and he was here in 5 hours with like 5 pushes

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A lot faster and barely any pushing. Totally different from my first that lasted days and took 2 hrs to push.

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