when did you start to show with your second pregnancy and did you find labour easier?

[geeganmegan]

i am 8 weeks pregnant with baby number two and just wondering when everybody else started to show during there second pregnancy and did you manage the labour better

[cocacolapanda]

I didn't start showing until about 12-13 weeks with my second.  I "looked" like I was showing a little before that but it was just from bloating.  Your uturas won't pop up over your pelvic bones until you'r about 12 weeks, so most of the time (not always) with single pregnancies women won't actually show till then unless it's from bloating.

At about 30 weeks I looked like I did when I was about 40-42 weeks with my first!  I've just started to get new stretch marks.  I haven't gone into labor yet, but I'm hoping it's going to be better than last time!

[tiffh]

i started showing with my first at 6 months.. that was 7 years ago.. im currently 11 weeks and really not showing.. just have a bulge of bloat.. i really hope to start showing soon, im so excited for that.. also my first labor was 3 hours, and if they do tend to get shorter, well then im scared..

[Graciemom77]

I feel like I'm huge at 6weeks with my second.  I don't know if it's all the extra water I'm drinking or why but o have a nice round belly  
As for the labor I reply hope it's easier I can't deal with 26 hours again lol

[Ashelen]

I started showing at 15wks with my first, and 13wks with my second. labor with my first was about 4 hours and I pushed for 20 minutes but tore...labor with my second was about the same amount of time but only painful for about 2 hours and I pushed for about 6 minutes and didn't tear....

labor the first time wasn't too difficult but labor the second time was ridiculously easy.

also...bringing home baby #2 was a piece of cake for me....I didn't feel sleep deprived or overwhelmed at all, whereas with my daughter (first) it was like something out of a nightmare lol.

[Spiket77]

That is amazing you didn't show till 5 1/2 months. Lucky lady! I'm rocking a belly with my first at only 18 weeks. Started showing about a month ago.

[Mum2CandS]

With my first I started showing at 6 months and with my second at about 3 months. My first labour was 14 hours and the second was 3! I agree with the above comment- the labour the second time was a lot more intense and painful, but at least it was over quickly! I am also pregnant with my third and worried I might give birth on the way to hospital since they seem to get quicker each time!! Good luck!

[Majikat]

With my second I started to show at 5 1/2 months and my labour ended up being 30 mins compared to my first at 10 hours.... I would not say it was easier it was a lot mor intense and painful to me

I am on my third preg now and it has been 5 years since I was preg last time and I started showing almost immedietly lol and I am really hoping for a longer labour with this one ( I hope that my showing sooner is a sign of a DD for me... I have two boys already!)

[hkenny]

you 2 should join us in the APRIL 2011 BABIES FORUM.

I am 8 weeks with my 2nd and feel like I am bigger already, not enough for other people to notice but I feel like busting out the maternity pants!

[avaortega407]

im 7 weeks pregnant with my second child and i already show