September 17th, 2012, 10:35 AM
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I had my first child when I was 17, vaginally and he is healthy. However, I was in labour for 34 hours, and not to get into too much detail, it was the worst experience of my life. The hospital was terrible, and I was incredibly naive.
Fast forward 17 years, I am now pregnant with my second. Honestly, we weren't going to have any kids, but this was a "red wine" oops. We are excited, don't get me wrong, but its been an adjustment. Since so much time has elapsed since my first child, I have to wonder if my body reset itself or if my body will react like many others who have had more than one child, ie: quicker birth. Should I expect this birth to be quicker? With my first we went to the hospital after my contractions were 5 minutes apart, but it was progressing so slowly that we ended up being at the hospital for another 15 hours before he was born. I just don't want that to be the case this time round. I would rather be in the comfort of my own home, moving freely, not strapped to a table with a fetal monitor on.
Anyone experience this many years between kids, and should I expect birth to be different, or should I delay going to the hospital a little longer with this one?
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