2Nd Pregnancy? - Spring,TX

Updated on August 17, 2010
A.M. asks from Spring, TX
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Hello,
I'm just wondering if any of you ladies had difficult first pregnancies......but went on to have no problems in the 2nd pregnancy? I did have a very difficult first pregnancy. I was blessed with a beautiful child! Just wondering if the 2nd pregnancy is anything like the first. I am approaching age 35. Thanks!

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Thanks everyone who responded! I feel so much better reading your responses. I had a subchronic hemotoma in the 1st trimester which resulted in 1 month of bedrest......had high BP during the 3rd trimester (more bedrest) - preeclampsia at the end. I have heard this does not always happen in the 2nd pregnancy though. Thanks again!

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K.B.

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My first pregnancy was intense... all day sickness, lots of vomiting, and then he was born 6 weeks early. My second sick in the morning and night, again lots of vomiting but that wore off by week 16 and he was born at 38 weeks. My other 2 pregnancies and subsequent births were different too. Don't expect them to be the same, but do expect the beauty that comes at the end!

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D.P.

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I am also 35 and 39 weeks pregnant with #2. This pregnancy has been different as night and day from the first. The first I gained 60 lbs, swelled like a sponge, terrible skin, and was just generally miserable. On the upside- no morning sickness at all. This pregnancy I have gained only 40 lbs, no swelling, my skin is flawless- I look great and have felt like I look beautiful the entire time. At times I felt downright sexy... lol. Down side- I have had morning sickness the entire time (controlled under meds). I think all pregnancies are different, and you can't judge the second by the first. Regardless, it's worth it at the end!

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D.M.

answers from Houston on

All 3 of mine have been so different!
#1 I had some minor morning sickness when I got too hot, sensitive nose (I've always had a dog's nose anyway), but otherwise was fine until about 6mos when I suddently developped severe preeclampsia. Feet went from size 6.5 to an 11 in less than a month!! He was delivered via c-section @ 37 wks. Gained 50 lbs
#2 I had morning sickness throughout, gestational diabetes, major food sensitivities & horribly sensitive nose which led to more nausea, feet swelling (went from size 6.5 to 8.5). Had an episode at 37 wks that was similar symptoms to a minor stroke, but they were unable to diagnose. Gained 30 lbs
#3 (now 22 wks) I've been perfectly fine. I eat like a horse of course, which I did with the others too, but only get morning sick if I haven't eaten in a few hours. No major swelling or anything else. And I've not gained any weight yet- it just all shifted to my belly & boobs! LOL
Each pregnancy is so different, just as your kiddos are. We discussed our concerns at the 1st appt with #2 (diff doc than #1), and she said exactly that. You never know how it will go; you just wait & see. This time around, the only difference is she's already done the 1hr glucose test & I'll have to redo it at my next appt (normal time) and possibly at 36 wks since I had the diabetes before. No significant higher chances for any of the previous complications.
BTW.. I was 23, 28, & 29 with my kiddos, but with family history of menopause starting around 30-35, it's like I'm a much older mom physically.

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A.G.

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My first pregnancy sucked. I gained 60 lbs, ended up on my deathbed for a week with a severe kidney infection at 5 months pregnant, reaccurring UTI's, and was induced early because I had stroke level high blood pressure. Im 22 weeks pregnant with #2 right now and have only gained 13 lbs, had no sickness, no sore boobs, no nothing. I think the 2nd time around is way easier. The only problems I have had so far with this baby is some abnormal quad screen results, but an amnio confirmed it was nothing :)

C.M.

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Every pregnancy is going to be somewhat different. I was 35 when my first was born and 37 for my second. I had a very difficult first pregnancy, with multiple hospitalizations, several bouts of pre-term labor, etc. My second pregnancy was an absolute breeze! I think partly due to the fact that your body knows what it is going thru the second time around.

Good luck and congrats on the pregnancy!

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C.G.

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my 2 pregnancies were exactly the same. both were breech babies, both got turned manually, both had low amniotic fluid towards the end of term and I went into labor the night before my scheduled inductions for BOTH. :) Oh and both were short labors.

I am sure I am an odd story and hope your 2nd pregnancy will be a good one for you.
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K.H.

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Pregnancy can vary alot , and there is no way of knowing if you will have to deal with the same issues as last time. I have had 3 kids , the first 2 were almost identical in that I had no actual symptoms and just sailed along , the 3rd was a whole different story , lot's of nausea/vomiting , and just generally feelin not well , then ended with a ruptured appendix at 34 wks.

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C.A.

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Pregnancy and the birth of the child can be very different each time. I have had three children. Two were born by emergency c-section. The second pregnancy I developed a severe form of pre eclamsia. Because we were advised that there was a risk that I would have pre eclamsia again, we thought that we were done having children (even though I did not feel done).

When I was 40 (ten years after my first baby; 7 years after my second) I found out that I was 16 weeks pregnant. The doctor and I treated this like a high risk pregnancy. I was put on baby aspirin and was given a blood pressure machine. I had to take my blood pressure twice a day and a nurse would call in to take the readings. I was also placed on modified bed rest later in the pregnancy. I never developed pre eclamsia. She was my only scheduled c-section that was not an emergency.

Next to me as I write this, is my beautiful 11 month old baby girl. She is healthy and I am healthy. None of my pregnancies were like each other. She is an example to me that it can work out even after a traumatic previous birth.

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N.O.

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I had hyperemesis gravidirum with my first (excessive vomitting) to the point where I was hospitalized 3 times and lost 13 lbs in the first trimester. It finally got better with medicine around the 7nth month. I was very scared it would be a repeat performance with my second but it was 100x better.

With my first pregnancy I was in labor for 24 + hours and with my second I was in labor for 7; MUCH BETTER!!!

I am very glad I took the risk on the second.

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J.T.

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both my pregnancys were very different. the first was a boy and i had morning sickness and felt awful. the second was a girl i did not get sick one time!!! it was night and day. congrats and good luck with your second.

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