Well generally 2nd labours are quicker but you can be in slow/early stages for days so don't get too excited lol! Being wherever you feel most comfortabe is the best thing for keeping things moving, having to move (ie go to hosp) slows things down & can even stop it & if thigs are moving very fast the last thing you want is a journey to hosp & giving birth in the car lol! Either way a hb is a great idea!

I agree about the prodding & poking, plus the care is so devided unless you are lucky enough to go into labour when the labour ward is quiet whereas at home you have at least one all to yourself! Waterbirth is a great idea, I had one this time & would highly recommend it, not just so the mw can't get her hands on you lol! The water is very soothing & being in the pool makes you feel really secure and cosy so if you can I would deffo suggest you get/hire a pool!

Thanks Holly, I've always assumed that I just naturally laboured quickly but then this morning woke up in a panic thinking oh no what if it was the drugs that caused it and this time I'm in labour for days lol.

I'm really looking forward to a HB just me and DH keeping calm and positive and no know it alls prodding and poking and monitoring. Also contemplating a water birth so midwife has to stay a bit more hands off too lol.

Hi hun,

Congrats on your pg first of all! I was induced with ds1 and my labour was 19 hours and 9 weeks ago I had ds2 at home and it was under 6 hours so if you ask me induction does not make things happen quicker! Do some research on the internet but imo the hormone drip just makes contractions much more painful because they are unnaturally strong & they don't gradually build which usually means you have drugs which slows things down & which is why 50% of inductions end in c-sec or ventouse/forceps!

It sounds to me like you had a quick labour, even if things were helped along by the drip! I would deffo consider hb anyway tbh because that also makes labour quicker & you are able to cope with the pain much better in your own surroundings, everyone on here that has had one will tell you that! Look at homebirth.org it is a great website with loads of info & birth stories or just ask on here if there's anything else you want to know!

Holly xxx

When I had dd I was induced at 40+4, straight onto the drip, no pessaries or anything and my labour was 3 hours start to finish. No one told me whether I laboured so fast because it was chemically induced or just because  I am a fast labourer so now I don't know whether to expect a fast labour or whether to be prepared for the long haul. Can anyone shed any light? Does induction and a fast labour go hand in hand? Has anyone been induced and then gone on to have a more leisurely labour the next time?

Sorry so many questions its just that no-one told me anything after dd was born I was just kinda left shellshocked thinking "what the hell just happened there?" Ithink thats why I'm so determinded that I want a HB this time because I just felt so lost and out of control at the hospital. No-one would tell me anything or explain anything and when I tried to tell the midwife it was happening NOW she made me feel like I was stupid and didn't know what I was talking about.