Was the birth of your second baby easier or harder than your first?

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Following lol

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I’ve had 2 unmedicated births… my first was actually “easier” because it was 3 hours and once transition hit I didn’t have any pain at all while pushing him out (my own body for some reason, it stopped hurting, just massive pressure). 
My second birth was shockingly faster (35 minutes total) and I was only AWARE it was active  labor for the last 15 minutes of that thanks to horrendous prodromal labor the whole week leading up to her birth… so her birth was faster but it was WAY more painful. That said, both were straightforward births with no complications or tearing, etc. born in my bathtub at home!

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They were about the same but I pushed for three minutes with my second vs an hour with my first.

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Uh…both? lol With my oldest I had to be induced for being overdue. From the time my water broke to her being born was only 10 hours. My son however took 20 hours after my water broke for him to be born and that was with pitocin (at 39 weeks.) However it only took two pushes and not even five minutes for him to be born.

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My first was 5 1/2 hours labor. Pushed for a hour. I wasn't sick the whole pregnancy . At 31 weeks I was the hospital for 3 weeks due to baby trying to come. They told me I was having contractions but I didn't feel them. Water broke and he came at 37 weeks. My second was 19 hours labor. Pushed for over a hour close to two hours. I had high blood pressure/ preeclampsia. My body was swollen and hurt. Blood pressure got too high and contractions came. I wouldn't dilate on my own. I had him at 36w4d. Each pregnancy is different.

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Both. Easier and harder. My oldest was a 13 hour labor. I chilled out in bed for 10 hours without feeling the contractions, and I had 1.5 hours of pushing and a lot of physical damage that I needed pelvic floor therapy for. My youngest I had 5 hours of labor and I was actively working through contractions the whole time. I only had 9 minutes of pushing. I ended up with massive hemorrhaging an hour pp and almost died.

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My first was an induction with complications, almost ended in c section. Second and third labor began on its own and I was unmedicated, way easier!

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My first I had complications during delivery and it was an induction. My second baby was also an induction with no complications (though they were anticipated due to my first) and it was 100x easier.

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Everyone after my 1st was easier since the epidural actually worked. Lol

Was the birth of your second baby easier or harder than your first?

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