https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:04:10 +0000 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:28:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6895 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135475&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135475 Author: Kelpa
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 8:28pm

Borth was quicker....and I did it only on gas. Still hurts like nothing else in life but think you are just more calm (in general).

And yes the After pains were bloody awful...used to hate starting to b/f Blake cause felt like Labour pains all over again!

Was on constant Panadol and Brufen.]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 20:28:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135475&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135475 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135400&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135400 Author: busymum
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 5:19pm

Apparently it can get worse from baby to baby I haven't noticed much difference with mine - not the toe-curling stuff that others get. I suspect that if you don't feel them with #1 that you also won't feel much with #2. I take Panadol but that's cause I'm like, why not take Panadol? It's not gonna hurt the baby and there's nothing else I can do about it. But I only took the full Panadol dose on one day (the first or second day).]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:19:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135400&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135400 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135394&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135394 Author: BaAsKa
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 5:10pm

WHAT THE!!?? noone told me about after pains!! oh man! now im worried!! sounds like a second or third timer thing too ]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:10:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135394&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135394 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135389&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135389 Author: Lisha
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 4:25pm

Oh gees, thanks! ]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:25:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135389&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135389 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135110&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135110 Author: emeldee
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 9:50am

Yep, afterpains were awful - I took the voltaren option - especially with the gigantababy (third kiddie)]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:50:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135110&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135110 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135078&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135078 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 9:00am

my second birth was worse for me simply cos my waters broke first with paris, and they didn't with ayja so i had all that pressure to deal with and ow it hurt. plus she was mega fast and once waters broke i was ready to push within 10 mins, and 10 mins after she was out so i felt it was too fast and i was feeling really out of control with the whole situation, whereas first time i had been much calmer.
Afterpains with ayja definately had me taking full advantage of the panadols they offer you. with paris i was like "why? why do you keep offering me panadol, i don't need it"]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:00:13 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135078&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135078 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135074&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135074 Author: busymum
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 8:35am

It's the contracting of the uterus back to size, often does it while you are feeding (the feeding stimulates it).]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:35:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135074&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135074 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135067&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135067 Author: emmaohara
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 8:15am

What are after pains, like more contractions??, I never had those last time.............!!]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:15:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135067&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135067 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135040&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135040 Author: nuttymama
Subject: 6895
Posted: 24 April 2007 at 7:01am

My second was easier, they were harder than the first but my whole labour was only and hour start to finish so they were bearable. I agree with some of the other ladies though, because you have done it before it doesn't seem as painful and that's just because I think some of the fear has been taken out of it the second time around.

I found the after pains harder to deal with. I woke up four hours after I had No2, with really bad after pains, and wondered what the heck was going on as I was sure I had had him. I got all upset thinking I had dreamed my easy labour and was going to have to do it for real. I was only when Jayden cried a few moments later that I realized I had, had him. (No one warned me about the after pains)]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:01:07 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=135040&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#135040 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=134873&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#134873 Author: Candkids
Subject: 6895
Posted: 23 April 2007 at 7:09pm

oh gosh i really was hoping that this time wouldnt be as fast as my first which all up was just over a hour and happened so fast that i dont even remember alot of it.
but after reading the posts now i think i hope its another fast one and he betta not be breach ( like both myself and his father were) or 11pound like his dad either!!
lol]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:09:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=134873&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#134873 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=134011&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#134011 Author: megrac
Subject: 6895
Posted: 21 April 2007 at 4:07pm

my second labour was more painful but only because baby was posteria which gives you a lot of back pain which is hard to find releif from. good thing was that labour was half as long 12 hours instead of 22. but when the contractions do come you get the feeling oh crap thats right now i remember. ]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:07:41 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=134011&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#134011 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133953&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133953 Author: Leish
Subject: 6895
Posted: 21 April 2007 at 2:18pm

My second labour was much more painful and intense than the first but in saying that, the first time the contractions weren't strong enough to get me dilated properly so it wasn't like I had a proper labour - IYGWIM. Whereas the second time, the contractions were really strong and intense from the beginning and nothing at all like the nice comfy ones I had the first time. What a reality check that was!!]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:18:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133953&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133953 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133790&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133790 Author: 11111
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 10:13pm

yep that's exactly how they felt.  For me they were worse then the actually contraction's.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:13:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133790&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133790 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133768&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133768 Author: AnnC
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 9:53pm

I have also heard that too Deb and must admit I did get quite sore after pains with Brooke, Josh I don't think I got any. With brooke the after pains felt like I was having contractions again.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:53:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133768&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133768 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133761&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133761 Author: 11111
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 9:47pm

I found my second a breeze to have how ever the after pain's were awful for the first 12 hour's they were for me worse then the actually birth I have been told that the  second you often have worse after pain's.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:47:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133761&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133761 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133744&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133744 Author: Maya
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 9:23pm

Second (and third) time around for me I think wasn't as bad. Mainly I coz I had a much shorter labour (6 hours vs 41 hours first time).

Possibly TMI but I found the actual birth less painful second time too, when Sienna's head was crowing I had a sudden flashback to the incredible burning I had with Maya and thought "stop the bus, I want to get off!" but when Sienna's head was born the burning was way less intense than I remembered. I barely felt Mercedes head at all, I was numb from Sienna's head 3 minutes earlier.

I didn't get the same out of control feeling second time round that I had with Maya either, and coped much better even with no pain relief.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:23:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133744&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133744 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133710&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133710 Author: AnnC
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 8:49pm

busymum wrote: I think the contractions are about the same, but I felt so much more in control of things and had a better idea of what to expect. I even went with less pain relief!

same here, I knew what to expect so no panic etc.... just went with it. 2nd one was so easy. although first was posteria so that could be part of the reason he took so long and hurt more and more pain releif. With 2nd had pethadine but she was out before it worked.
But when I first read the heading I thought 'Hell yes' LOL still hurts.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:49:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133710&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133710 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133698&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133698 Author: Rachael21
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 8:31pm

I was hoping the answers would be didn't really feel it baby just fell out.

Ripping open was the most painful for me so I'm hoping I'm nice and stretched so it will be a breeze.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:31:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133698&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133698 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133542&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133542 Author: .Mel
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 3:19pm

I found both times the contractions were about the same.. the pushing with Nyah didn't hurt as much though..]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:19:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133542&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133542 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133475&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133475 Author: Glow
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 1:47pm

emeldee wrote: and then by the third one you just hit up the anaesthetist for an epidural on the way in and sit around reading magazines until it's time to push once or twice....

I was planning on doing that, this round lol ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:47:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133475&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133475 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133456&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133456 Author: emeldee
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 1:28pm

and then by the third one you just hit up the anaesthetist for an epidural on the way in and sit around reading magazines until it's time to push once or twice.... ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:28:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133456&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133456 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133445&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133445 Author: fattartsrock
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 1:15pm

I thought the whole thing was better and easier, more cos you know what to expect and don't feel so out of control.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:15:27 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133445&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133445 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133429&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133429 Author: BaAsKa
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 12:49pm

oh i wanted to know the answer to this question! but now i hear that 2nd timers seem to be worse and considering Bay was quite easy - IM SCARED!!!! ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:49:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133429&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133429 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133427&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133427 Author: Anna
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 12:44pm

Second time round hurt more for me too, but then again number one was "easy" and there were complications with number two!

I still say that giving birth is the easy bit and that it is the time after that is tricky!]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:44:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133427&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133427 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133419&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133419 Author: caraMel
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 12:32pm

It was more painful second time round for me. Mostly because it happened a lot faster and was more intense.
On the bright side, it happened a lot faster and I healed up a lot quicker too ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:32:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133419&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133419 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133415&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133415 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 12:28pm

I found them more painful 2nd time round. My reason I was slower dilating (my first birth I went from 1cm to 7cm in 45 minutes) so I felt the pain over a longer period of time. But remembering the outcome of the pain got me through.]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:28:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133415&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133415 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133411&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133411 Author: busymum
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 12:08pm

I think the contractions are about the same, but I felt so much more in control of things and had a better idea of what to expect. I even went with less pain relief! ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 12:08:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133411&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133411 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133397&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133397 Author: Lisha
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 11:43am

The contractions are definatley the worst thing about having a baby!!]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:43:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133397&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133397 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133394&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133394 Author: MyMinis
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 11:39am

hehe i been thinking the same thing.
i think it just depends]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:39:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133394&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133394 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133388&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133388 Author: Lisha
Subject: 6895
Posted: 20 April 2007 at 11:34am

Just wondering, for those mums who have had two or more babies, what it is like the 2nd time round? Do the contractions hurt as much?? ]]> Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:34:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=6895&PID=133388&title=2nd-time-round-births-painful#133388