what gestation were your subsequent children born at compared to first?

[natural_mama89]

I am 38 +5 with my second child. My first was born at 38+1, so I am already feeling like this one is "late". I just want to know if there are many people out there whose second or later children were born "later" than their first. I was under the impression that first babies were usually the late ones.

[DreamsInDigital]

#1
41 + 4
#2
41 + 3
#3
42 + 1
#4
40 + 4

[erin_brycesmom]

first - 42 +4
second - 42

[sadean]

They were all pretty much the same at 41 weeks and change.

[sophiekat]

dd1 -- 39 w 4 d
dd2 -- 35 w 3 d

[pixiepunk]

don't count on this one being early! my first was born at 38+4. my second was born at 40+4 : even though he was only a few days past his due date, it felt like a lot more.

don't get your hopes up for another early one or the next couple of weeks could feel really long and be pretty miserable. i know they were for me

[njbeachgirl]

Interesting thread! My first was 40+2, I wonder what the second one will be. (not sure of dates so I will probably never know)

[georgia]

38, 40 and 42

[Peony]

38w 4d for DD1

38w 6d for DD2

[crsta33]

39 w 4 days with 1st
40 w exactly with 2nd

wondering about the 3rd.

Christa

[veganf]

#1 - 40w3d
#2 - 41.5w
#3 - 37w

[doctorjen]

1st - 40 wk 6 days
2nd - 39 wk 4 days
3rd - 41 wk 2 days
4th - 40 wk exactly

all spontaneous labors

[audreyhorne]

1st-33w 4 d
2nd-36w 3d
3rd-42w 5d

if the pattern keeps up, i may end up with a 50 week baby next time!

[dachshundqueen]

36w
9 months (literally, from conception to delivery!! I was amazed!) so that would be 40w? we had differences of opinion regarding EDD (acc'd to EDD itw as 42w+1)

The first baby was clearly premature now that I look back at it, the second being SOOO healthy and we had so many problems with my first that NO ONE ever told me were b/c she was premature or to expect them.

Liz

[khaoskat]

Ds1 42+5
Ds2 42
DD1 40+2 by 9 week US; by my tracking cycles and DTD 40+1 (Stillbirth)
DD2 again this one varies -- LMP 40+6; 13 week US 4+3; 20 week US 39+5; my calculation was 39+3 to 39+5

[jillmamma]

37w exactly
39w exactly

[Sheal]

29 weeks
38 weeks 2 days
39 weeks 5 days
37 weeks
33 weeks

[Viola]

My first was 40w 4d
My 2nd was 40w 9d (oops I mean 41w 2d)

My sister's births seemed to take longer and longer each time. She was about 2 weeks post date with each, but close to 3 weeks post with her 4th child.

[courtenay_e]

38W3days
37W exactly

This coming from a woman whose mother gave birth at 42W3days exactly with each child, and whose six sisters averaged 42.5 to a full 44(six babies from two sisters gestated a full 44 weeks). I was fully expecting my kids to come AFTER 42 weeks. My daughter, to me, was a full month early, at least! Had my son been born a day earlier, because I transported to the hospital during labor, he would have been in special care simply because they'd have considered him "premature!" Crazy.

[Zyla]

1st: 42w 1d

2nd: 41w 3d

3rd: 40w 5d