Your first baby has long grown up, and you decided to give birth to a second. It is not necessary that the pregnancy will be something different from the one you have already experienced. The woman, as a rule, is more interested in the question: “How are the second births?” Will it be easier or faster? We will try to answer these and other questions.
To begin with, remember in detail the first birth, regardless of whether it was a successful experience or vice versa. Any information will help you. Do not be too lazy to go to classes for expectant mothers. They are organized on the basis of a antenatal clinic.
What could be different
Usually during the second birth, contractions become active a little faster. As a result, the cervix opens sooner. The pelvic floor muscles are already stretched and therefore more supple. The walls of the vagina after the first birth became more elastic and stretch faster, releasing the baby. If the first time you had tears of the fourth or third degree, then the second birth is unlikely to do without them.
Will a
second pregnancy be resolved faster
?Contractions, as already mentioned, very quickly become active. In the first birth, the first stage or latent phase can last several hours. During this time, the cervix opens about 4 centimeters. How is the second birth? Due to the fact that the cervix is quite elastic, it opens much faster. The active stage lasts about five hours, in rare cases longer. Attempts are faster and easier.
Is it possible not to do cesarean?
Typically, a cesarean section is done for medical reasons. If the second pregnancy is proceeding normally and there are no prescriptions for surgery, then you may well give birth on your own. In any case, you need to consult a doctor who is pregnant.
How is the second birth?
Will a second child be born prematurely? If for the first time everything happened on the appointed day, then you have no reason for unrest. Even if the first birth began earlier, and the baby was born prematurely, it is not necessary that the situation will happen again. Of course, in this case the probability of this is higher, but you should not worry and worry.
In any case, you already know well the symptoms of the
onset of labor and probably do not miss the moment.
Will the baby be bigger
It is believed that the second child is born larger than the first. This may be due to the fact that the environment for intrauterine development is second time more favorable. However, the second child does not always exceed the size of the first.
If your first baby weighed 4.5 kg or more, then you have a reason for concern. But it is worth considering that the second child weighs more than the first one by only 130-140 grams. In any case, when you visit a gynecologist, your stomach will be measured and an ultrasound scan will be done if necessary. As a result, you will know exactly how much your baby will weigh at birth.
The second birth with her husband
If the first time seemed to you not so scary, and everything went well, then for the second birth it is quite possible to take a husband. You already have an idea of the process and will be able to describe how the second birth takes place, instruct and prepare your spouse. However, if you are not sure that he will be able to withstand such a spectacle, it is better to abandon this idea. Your main task is to try to give birth as soon as possible, and you do not need to have any extra worries.