I suspect your shape letting go on the second rise is due to the way you're shaping it. It helps to pat the dough into a rectangle, take the top edge, and fold it down about 2". Press the edge you pulled down into the flat part of the dough, to tuck it in and create some tension. Repeat this process until the dough is all rolled up into a log. Then gently roll the log to the length you desire before shaping into the "s". If you're just patting the blob into the semblance of the lunette, without building some structure into the dough itself, it's likely to do what you're describing as it rises for the second time. Susan

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