9 years between pregnancies. Will it be like I have never had a baby before?

Question

Hi! I just found out I am 7 weeks pregnant! We have an 8 year old already. It has been 9 years since I was pregnant with her. My question is will my body act as if it has never had a baby before during labor or will I still have a birth as any second timer would? Has anyone had experiance with this? How did your labor go? The same? Faster? Thanks so much!

Answer 1

Every woman is different. For me being pregnant was different each time no matter how many years between.  My third pregnancy was a girl, so the delivery was easier because she was smaller.

Answer 2

My son was 9, and my daughter was 8, when I had my third child, and I worried about this, too... My body did not forget what to do; I'm convinced once you give birth, your bod NEVER forgets! Like riding a bike. :) It really was similar to the first, and second, but, of course, different, too, just cause all pregnancies are.

As for labor, I had her 8 hours after being induced, whereas with my first child, I was in labor for almost 18 hours, and with my second, I was in labor for almost 15... So, yes, it went faster. It really just depends, though, but I promise, you will remember, as soon as it starts up, again, and it really takes you back to the older days! ;)

My kids are now 10, 9, 17 months, and I'm due with our last, in Oct.! Good luck!!

Answer 3

Unfortunately yes, it'll be like it's your first baby. The doctors will tell you that your body forgets after 6 years. I had my daughters 7 years apart. The second was a c-section so I'm sorry I don't have any advice on labor of the second. Congratulations!

Answer 4

My mom had me at 24 then had my sister 15 years later at 39. She had more complications with my sister but everything turned out fine.