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If your 1st child was born on/ around due date, when did the second arrive?

32 replies

asicsgirl · 25/04/2008 19:13

Following on from the thread re. children who arrived on the due date... were second/ subsequent children late? early? the same?

Have to declare an interest as DS arrived on his due date and DS2 is due on 1st May...

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youknownothingofthecrunch · 25/04/2008 19:14

First was dead on his due date. Second was a week and a half late

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Ecmo · 25/04/2008 19:16

Mine were all a fortnight late.

15 days
13 days
14 days

except for no4 who was just....well.....awkward!

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hotppotmama · 25/04/2008 22:04

1st was 1 day early, 2nd was 2 days early. No 3 due in 12 days, want it to be 11 days early!!

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hotppotmama · 25/04/2008 22:04

1st was 1 day early, 2nd was 2 days early. No 3 due in 12 days, want it to be 11 days early!!

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evenhope · 25/04/2008 22:08

1st on due date
2nd 11 days late
3rd 3 days early
4th 8 days late

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TC08 · 25/04/2008 22:09

1st one was 18 days early and second one due 1st of May

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Nappyzone · 25/04/2008 22:10

My first (dd) was 2 weeks early so i was sure my 2nd would be if not earlier - he was 2 weeks late (ds)!! Lazy blighter

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chankins · 25/04/2008 22:11

1st dd was 3 days early
2nd dd was 10 days early
ds was 5 days late !

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bozza · 25/04/2008 22:13

DS was 1 day late according to hospital dates or 2 days early according to my dates.

DD was 1 day early and I was bang on with my dates, even down to the hour of day - so actually she was more like 36 hours hours early!

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themildmanneredjanitor · 25/04/2008 22:14

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newmama0 · 25/04/2008 22:20

ds1 came on his due date

ds2 came 7 days early

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pointydog · 25/04/2008 22:23

dd1 born 2 days before due date

dd2 born 2 days before due date

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RIELOVESBACARDI · 25/04/2008 22:27

1st ds 7 days early
2nd dd 6 days early
3rd ds 7 days early
4th dd 12 days LATE

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PinkTulips · 25/04/2008 22:28

dd was four days early

ds was 2 weeks early (although it felt like 3 months late i was so huge and sore and i may have helped things along a little )

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Alexandersmummy · 25/04/2008 22:30

1st-DS-On his due date
2nd-DD-6 days late

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Ledodgy · 25/04/2008 22:32

dd 3 days before due date
ds1 3 days before due date
ds2 3 days before due date.

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MerlinsBeard · 25/04/2008 22:45

according to scan dates (mine were different each time)

DS1 was 1 day early
DS2 was 4 days late
ds3 was 2 weeks early BUT had sweep and would have been induced/gone into labour naturally anyway that w/e

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GodzillasPimplyBumcheek · 25/04/2008 22:52

DD1 was born day after due date
DD2 was born 45 minutes later (hahahahaha)

DD3 was born a week early according to predicted due dates (but bang on time by my own predicted due date!)

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maxbear · 25/04/2008 22:53

dd two days late
ds three days early

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BigBadMouse · 25/04/2008 23:02

DC1 went into established labour on due date but born 36 hours later

DC2 one week early

DC3 - I think he'll be late (3 weeks to go)

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TheDuchessOfNorksBride · 25/04/2008 23:07

DD1 - 2 days early
DS1 - 10 days late
DD2 - 7 days early

DS2 - due in 4 weeks. Or is he?!

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asicsgirl · 26/04/2008 11:07

Thanks everyone! So the consensus is... no consensus . Funny how variable it all is...

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scorpio1 · 26/04/2008 11:07

ds1 3 days early
ds2 6 days early
dd 7 days late!!

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TheMaskedPoster · 26/04/2008 11:18

DD1 born day before due date (hospital dates, to me she was born on her due date) and DD2 born 10 days early and a wonderful surprise as I wasn't expecting her so soon

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willdaisymummy · 26/04/2008 11:26

DS was 5 days late
DD was 3 weeks 4 days early, however they altered my dates by 3 weeks in the begining and I was adament they were wrong......She proved her mummy right bless her!

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