Do they continue to get faster?
2007-01-04 07:31:07 · 16 answers · asked by Jenn 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
This isn't always true. My cousin has 4 kids.
No. 1 was 18 hrs.
No. 2 was 26 hrs.
No. 3 was 34.5 hrs
No. 4 was 1.5 hrs.
She is now going to have another in about a month. We will see how long this one takes.
2007-01-04 07:35:51 · answer #1 · answered by Donna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No stuff like that is generally a myth they can speculate it will not take as long but that is not always true just like they say that first labors are the longest and hardest. My labor was only 14 and a half hours and I am a small woman who deliver an 8lb 5 oz baby. This last one could be the longest of all there are too many facotrs involved for anyone to know for sure how long it will take.
2007-01-04 15:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by ♥♫♥ Crystal ♥♫♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My first labor was over 30 hours because I stalled at 6 centimeters. My second labor was about 3 hours of active labor, although my mom says she thinks I was in labor all day and didn't know it. I'm pregnant with number 3 now and my doctor told me I might deliver a bit sooner and the labor might be quicker, that's just what my doctor said.
2007-01-04 15:42:17 · answer #3 · answered by dorriewilliams 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Would be nice if it was that easy to estimate. My first labor was 46 hours. Second was 31 hours. Third was 6 hours. They do usually get faster, but not always, and how much faster is anyone's guess.
2007-01-04 15:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by married_so_leave_me_alone1999 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oooo I know this answer! I just finished my prenatal courses and they said that the first born takes approximately 12 hours to deliver (That's average! It took me 20.5 hrs) and the second born is approx 8 hours and all subsequent pregnancies can range around that as well. No the third and fourth and fifth are not normally less then the second. All pregnancies are different :) Good luck!
2007-01-04 15:33:54 · answer #5 · answered by Gig 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they sure do but not necessarly that fast and all labors are different! I had 3 babies and my second was almost as long as my first....my 3rd (7 yrs later) I had to be induced (and my water had broken) but she was born in maybe a 3rd of the time then the other 2!
2007-01-04 15:34:47 · answer #6 · answered by aregirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, it's just not true that your labor time is cut in half with your second child. It MIGHT be, but it might not. Every labor is different, even for the same woman. Her third (or fourth, etc.) might be longer than her first - you just never know, and there's no way to predict it.
2007-01-04 15:36:16 · answer #7 · answered by ragmama210 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife says yes. We have had 4 and they went like this:
Labor for 1st was 15 hours
2nd was 8 hours
3 was 18 minutes
4th was 3 minutes
2007-01-04 15:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my second was a easy 5 hour labor compared to the first one witch was a long painful 24 hours,as far as the third i couldnt tell you i never wanted that many children.
2007-01-04 15:35:04 · answer #9 · answered by alcaholicdemon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got faster but that doesn't mean that it's a guarantee for everyone. I went about10 hours with my first (induced). My forth was about 3.5 hours from when my water broke to when he was born.
Good luck.
2007-01-04 15:34:50 · answer #10 · answered by Dizney 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋