Moms of 2+, were your contractions similar each time?

[papie]

Once it was active labour, yes. The early ones felt slightly different I guess, hard to compare.

[SpartanGirl]

My first and third were similar (water broke, no contractions) and my second and fourth were similar (contractions came on quickly and labor was short). I definitely knew each time, but they weren't necessarily the same type of labor.

[katiescarlett]

The actual contractions felt similar each time, yes. You'll know! Hopefully before she is born in your kitchen ;-)

[nsuhomer]

With my first I had semi intense contractions for a couple weeks, followed by a super (hour long) labor. With my second I had mild bh, then woke up one night to definite labor contractions, followed by a much less intense/painful 20 hour labor. With this one, I've had the semi intense contractions for about a week now.

[game blouses]

I'm not technically a mom of 2+ yet, but I've been to the hospital twice now for strong, regular contractions that felt exactly the same with DS - and got sent home each time because the contractions started. I keep getting tricked by the fact that they feel the same as before.

[speckledfrog]

Yes, very similar.

[verypunny]

The pain was more sudden the first time and the second and third I felt off the morning that I went into labor. It was more crampy and gradually got worse.

[Deleted]

They were milder and took a lot longer to get really painful with dd2.

[cville]

No. Except that I was equally clueless this time as I was last time.

[lolobeth802]

Yes they were. And honestly, I wasn't sure each of those 3 times until we were already at the hospital! so don't feel bad if you don't know!

[atarianna]

Mine were completely different. I didn't have consistent contractions until my water broke with #2. 15 minutes later, i was admitted to the hospital already at 8cm.

[revolution]

Mine were really different. First was really really painful and coupling. My second they were annoying but never making me want to crawl out if my skin. With the second I kept waiting for them to get as bad as they were with my first and it didn't happen.

[TrudyCampbell]

You know my birth story, but no they weren't! I had back labor with V though. I don't know if it was due to the back labor, but my 1st labor was significantly more painful. I was moaning in pain, etc, and the 2nd time around I was handling it really well. I was shocked when I was ready to push because it hadn't gotten severely painful yet and I was waiting for the pain to reach the level it did with my 1st labor. (The pain was still severe, but, ya know.)

[Deleted]

Totally different. With the first my water broke and didn't have any noticeable contractions for another hour.

With the second I noticed cramping into back and only paid attention to it because my OB had stripped my membranes that day. Further into labor my contractions were spaced more evenly apart - muchore manageable (perhaps becausey water hadn't broke?)

[cinderbella]

Nope. Induced with #1 and she took her time. Went in to labor on my own with #2 and basically went from absolutely nothing to painful and 3 minutes apart. There was no 'Hmmmmmm is this labor? Are these contractions?'........It was zero to 100 with no in between.

[adhdfashion]

Same pain .

[5hole]

I'm also scared I won't really recognize it. DS was pitocin induced back labor, so I don't have a good frame of reference for normal labor.
I'm really hoping my water breaks, so there's no mistaking it this time.

[missyny]

I was induced with the first two, but my labor started with Emelia as just regular timed slight achey cramps. Nothing major. But I was 5cm already.

When are you actually due?