Is giving birth any easier the second time?

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My first birth was unmediated and excruciating. Planning unmediated for another and am just wondering if I can do it again. I assume if your body has already stretched for a baby it has to be a little easier right?

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My second was half the time of my first I managed the pain much easier she was my smallest baby I had her and her brother (my first) naturally but my labour with her was a breeze I just haemorrhaged after so overall was a bit traumatic.

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Much easier. I always have kinda tough labors because I'm pretty small, my babies have large heads, my epidural has never worked, and I always have back labor. I also give birth a little early but they're still pretty big for being early (last one born at 38+4 weighing 7 lbs 13 oz.)
But each one was easier. My first was 68 hours long, failed epidural, 3 hours of pushing, forceps delivery because his head was stuck, ended up with two prolapses, burst hemorrhoids, could not walk at all for 5-6 weeks without leaning on the stroller.
Second one was 16 hours, failed epidural, 30 minutes of pushing, vacuum delivery. Almost everything traumatic about that labor was because of bad nurses and anesthesiologists (taking 3 hours to place an IV because they kept blowing out or rolling veins and taking 2 hours to try to do an epidural, broke a fucking needle off in my back.)
Third one was 11 hours, failed epidural, 10 minutes of pushing, no assisted delivery. He and my first were tied for biggest head and he was slightly bigger but he was still the easiest.

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It wasn’t for me because she was a back labour

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easier no shorter yes, first labour is usually the longest

Is giving birth any easier the second time?

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