Is anybody out there finding pregnancy worse 2nd time round?

Denise - posted on 04/06/2010

i had my first baby in 2006 it was pretty easy no complications at all. in 2009 i had my second pregnancy it was far more things going on than with my first. plus i had a very difficult delivery with my second. my first was very easy.

Jessica - posted on 04/06/2010

I did! I enjoyed pregnancy the first time. EVerything was new and I didn't have a single worry. The second time, though, was not as much fun. I worried so much that the baby would be ok. I had heard so many horror stories in the 5 years between my kids and had a miscarriage at 9 weeks a few months before getting pregnant with my last baby. I was much sicker the last time and had more pains. I don't know if some of that was because I was getting old or what!
Anyway, both my kids turned out normal and healthy. The miscarriage was awful, but I don't really think about it much anymore. I was lucky to get pregnant right after that and have a healthy baby girl.
I'm kind of glad, now, that I didn't enjoy the pregnancy as much the last time. That was my last baby and I know that I'm done. I don't want to have more kids and the hubby has had his vasectomy. I'm happy with my family as it is and am enjoying moving into the next phase of my life with them!

Andrea - posted on 04/06/2010

My first time was awsome with my son.. I had a very "normal" easy pregnancy... With my daughter we found our at 12 weeks that she had Gastroschisis (insides outside her belly) That put me very high risk, she also had a cyst hydromia (not sure if spelled right) had testing done for Downs, Turners, and 2 other one that she would have been born and only lived for a few days to a month. ( in pain the whole time) When test came back every thing was "normal" whatever "normal" is.. From day one I was sick, Everyday i would get sick 15 to 20 times.. I went in to labor at 32 weeks (which they stopped) Got the Chicken Pox on Feb 28,09 Was on bed rest from 32 weeks on.. I wasn't able to keep any food down.. I only gained 5lbs with my daughter... I went in on March 29th 09 she was born March 30, 09 at 6:03p.m. after being induced due to very low fluid (3cm) and her Gastroschisis.. Plus was only in labor for 4 hours both times and only puch twice with both of them.. My son was born at 37 weeks at 6lbs and my daughter was born at 36 weeks at 3lb 8oz.. She spent 6 weeks in the hospital had surgery a year ago April 7th 09... We got to bring her home on mother's day weekend.. Best thing advice i can give is just be thankful, For it could be alot worse.. Just try to take it as easy as you can.. When your little one is resting try to rest as well... Take care and best wish...

Amanda - posted on 04/06/2010

My 2nd pregnancy was totally different from my first! I had morning sickness with my 2nd and not my 1rst. Once I got bigger I found it very difficult to walk around a lot with my 2nd because I would get very bad pains in my belly. With my 1rst it felt good to be up and moving once I got big but it hurt real bad to sit. I couldn't drive towards the end of my 1rst pregnancy but I could with my 2nd. I experienced really bad swelling with my 1rst and not my 2nd. I did get really bad heartburn with both and had trouble sleeping because my legs would hurt. Labor and delivery was very hard with my 1rst but easy with my 2nd. I was in labor 16 hours with my 1rst and 6 hours with my 2nd. I was pushing 4 hours with my 1rst and only 3 pushes for my 2nd. I would have to say my 2nd pregnancy was a lot harder, but the labor and delivery was a lot easier!