I promised myself I write this down before I forget.
First baby was 26 hours, slow and long. So with the second, when contractions started at 4am, I thought - I have time. I had a shower. I made toast. My husband took our daughter to his mum on the way.
By 6.15 contractions were every two minutes. By 6.40 we were pulling into the hospital car park and I said 'it's coming now'. My husband ran inside for help and I delivered my son in the passenger seat with one midwife who ran out with gloves still in her hand and a security man holding a blanket.
He is perfect. 3.4kg. The car seat is not perfect. The security man came to visit us on the ward and I cried.
Second babies are fast. Listen to people when they tell you this.