labor stories, first baby vs second

[Sammiegirl28]

I would really like to know, for those of you who have two children, what the differences between your first experience with labor differed from the second. With my first I freaked out about the labor part, I looked up YouTube videos and everything. This time with my second to my surprise I think I'm more worried than the first time even though I've done it before.

[mommylece]

My first I started getting tiny contractions at 4/5 am about 7am lost my mucus plug went to hospital at 8 and my water broke started having bad contractions wasn't fully dilated till 7pm pushed for 2 hours and out came my baby boy. with my 2nd got contractions again around 4/5 am got up at 6 cleaned up a little took a shower and had to drive 20 minutes to the hospital cuz my dr was in another town got to the hospital was only 2cm so they said they couldn't admit me until I was 4cm do they said to walk down the hall made it halfway and couldn't do it came back I was at a 4 then was fully dilated at noon pushed twice and out came my baby girl both my babies came 5 days early so I hope this one is even easier

[pregoRita]

Mine were both easy both were about 16 or 17 hrs first baby took me 29 mins of pushing second time was 6 mins and I got induced the second and drank castor oil with the 1st

[3babyboyz]

For me my second one was easier i don't have an epadural with him n he was 10 hours shorter than his older brother!

[Ashie8149]

Every delivery is different but they usually say the second is better/easier

[Sammiegirl28]

I have birth to a preemie, my son was only 4lbs 8oz.My water broke at 4:00 am, I had no contractions, got to the hospital, finally got a room at about 8:00am, still no contractions, finally at noon I had the contractions was at ten centimeters and pushed four times. It was pretty simple, not what I expected.
Now, bc my first was so easy I'm thinking I'm due for a really awful labor....

[Ashie8149]

The only difference between my first and second was my second was 20 minutes shorter of a labor and i only pushed once instead of for over an hour but my second was 2lbs smaller too