2nd baby - birth

Everyone says 2nd time babies come quicker. Is this the same even if 1st birth was a planned c section and never been in labour before?

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I think it's for more for natural labour times as the body already knows what to do apparently the second time around is suppose to be shorter xx

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As per what my obstetrician told me, if you had a c-section, especially if you've never gone into labour or have not progressed much (for example, I only ever got to 2cm) then it's basically the same as if it was your first baby.

That said, there's no set time for any labour to start or last for so it's very hard to tell. You may have a quick labour with your first and an extremely long or very late onset labour with your 5th x

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I had a c section with my first at 39 weeks due to position and my 2nd I went into labour at 41 weeks

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Depends if you labored or not. I ultimately had a csection but got to 7cm so I've been told to expect to do those first 7cm like a second timer but then things are likely to slow down for the bit I've not done before

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