Talk to me about subsequent babies and labors. - Page 3

[CBEmomma]

ds1 was born at 41 weeks, 27 hour labor with 2 hours pushing. He was 7 lbs 13 oz and 20.5 inches.

ds2 was born at 39 weeks and 3 days, 24 hour labor with 1 hour pushing. He was 8 lbs and 21 inches.

[Magali]

My 2nd was smaller and took longer. But the pushing was shorter. #1took 20 mins of pushing and #2 took 5 mins.

[Belle]

No and Yes. First baby was bigger and second labor was shorter.

DD1 38w+4d. 11 hours of labor, a little over 1 hour pushing. 8lbs, 2oz.

DD2 38w+3d. Less than 4 hours of contractions, but water broke 36 hours before labor started. Baby was 6lbs, 14oz.

[phathui5]

1st- 7lb 14oz, 5 hour labor
2nd- 7lb 2oz, 11 hour labor
3rd- 6lb 3oz, 10 hour labor
4th- 6lb 2oz, 14 hour labor

[buckeye_mama]

DS1: 38w4or5d, 44 hours of labor, no regular pattern of contractions achieved on my own, pitocin, epi that didn't really work, 2 1/2 hours of pushing, posterior presentation, 7 lbs 9 oz

DS2: 39w, 2 1/2 total hours of labor, woke up to contractions 3 mins apart, no time for any kind of pain relief, 5 mins of pushing, 6 lbs 6 oz

so yes, my 2nd labor was MUCH shorter but my 2nd son was over a pound smaller!

[happyblessedmama]

my answers are no and no

babies ranged from 7#15 (baby #4) to 9#10 oz (baby #6)
my labors ranged from 2 hours (baby #3) to 12 hours (and a c-section)

[YourBirthinBody]

The size of your baby has a lot to do with genetics and nutrition during pregnancy.  My first baby I had no childbirth training and while I did try to eat well I did not have an emphasis on protein during my last trimester, with my second (a Bradley birth) a had a strong emphasis on nutrition and protein during my last trimester due to the classes (80-100 grams of protein a day keeps toxemia away) and she was much bigger than my son!  He was 7 lbs 2 oz and she was 8 lbs 10 oz.  Also, nearly all of students have big babies if they did well eating their protein throughout the entire last trimester.  However, a bigger bay isn't a bad thing.  A larger baby equals more pressure and pressure is a natural anesthesia.  Also, pain perception can be drastically changed with training in natural childbirth techniques like walking, relaxing, abdominal breathing, and learning to differentiate between pressure and pain.

As far as the length of labor is concerned, that is usually shorter for subsequent births.  Walking during first stage labor has also been shown to reduce the length of labor.

[littlest birds]

Yes and no.  (I will skip the twins because that won't make much sense here at all.)

first dd:  10 lbs.  ~7hrs from first contraction  20mins pushing

last dd:  8.5 lbs.  ~5hrs from first contraction  <5mins pushing  (i wasn't even deliberately pushing)

[beckyand3littlemonsters]

1st labour 23 hours baby 7 lb 9 oz
2nd labour 5 hours baby 7 lb 13 oz
3rd labour 8 hours baby 7 lb 10.5 oz
4th labour 4 hours baby 9 lb 6 oz

[lifescholar]

My boys were the same length and head circumference (22" and 14.5"), but ODS was 8 lbs. 11 oz. and YDS was 9 lbs. 15 oz.  ODS was super skinny, and YDS had some meat on him. lol

My first labour was an induction at 41 wks 3 days.  I was in induced labour for 54 hours.  With my second, I went into labour on my own at 41 weeks 1 day, and was already about 3 cm dilated when I was augmented for oligohydramnios.  I guess I was in labour for just under 24 hours, but the hard part was only about 5 hours.  I pushed for 13 minutes.

My second labour was FAR easier than the first!  It was an amazing experience that I would gladly do over again!

[etsdtm99]

in my experience, labors got shorter, and girl babies were smaller than my boy baby..

#1 - 19 hours, pit./epidural  7lbs 2oz

#2 12 hours, pit/epidural 8lbs 2 oz

#3 10 hours HB 7lbs 6oz

[Momsteader]

First easiest labor and biggest baby at 8.5 lbs. The subsequent 3 labors including a set of twins were all 'short' my anyone's description at about 3 hrs each, but still longer than my first. However, they were all smaller than the first at 8, 8, and 8/7 twins.

[ReginaPhalange]

DS1: Long story, about 3 days of latent labor and 16 hours of Cervidil and AROM induced active labor. 1 1/2 hours pushing. 6 lbs 11 oz. 2nd degree tear.

DS2: 2 hours 59 minutes. All natural. 20 minutes of pushing. 8 lbs 11 oz. No tear!

[mckittre]

First baby.  Born at 40+3, 10 hours total, including 3.5 hours pushing (asynclitic baby). second degree tear.  7lb, 4oz

Second baby.  Born at 42+1, with about 2 days of slowly ramped up labor, 1 hour pushing.  Second degree tear due to a shoulder dystocia.  9lb, 15oz