This may have caused your bump to pop a little earlier on in pregnancy.

It also allows for a potentially faster passage and speedier process when it comes time for labor and delivery.

You may also experience a false alarm: YourBraxton-Hicks or false labor contractionscan differ in your second pregnancy.

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They may feel more noticeable or intense or appear earlier on in your pregnancy versus the first time around.

Check with your practitioner for a good protocol forwhen to go to the hospitalor birthing center.

The next phase of labor will also progress more quickly.

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Youll probably dilate and efface more rapidly because your cervix is less rigid after having your first baby.

Thats down from three or four hours as a first-time mom.

Here’s to getting to the hospital on time!

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