To ask what week you gave birth?

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39 weeks and so, so fed up. Baby is measuring big, I have only put any real weight on on my bump and it’s exhausting.

I’ve had cramps since 37 weeks, they seem to be getting progressively worse but then back to nothing.

So I just want to know to drive myself mad what week you went into labour, especially with the first?

And if anyone knows any secret to getting this baby out, I’m willing to pay

40 weeks with DD, however I do tease her about being 4 hours and 40 minutes late. I went into labour on the due date and she arrived at 4.40am. DS couldn't wait to turn up at 36 weeks.

Good luck OP at I hope all goes well and you soon have mini Castor in your arms.

I've had one baby and he was born at 41 weeks.

A few nights before I went into labour I had contractions that never amounted to anything! Very frustrating!

The night before I went into labour my fiancé and I had a movie night and I pigged out on chocolate and non-alcoholic wine - I like to believe being relaxed brings on labour!

Good luck

41+3, 42+1, 41+6 (the last two were induced)

Each was brutal but the latter two more so due to having other DC.

Tried every bring on labour trick under the sun!

39+3, 41+1,due date, 40+5

Thanks for the luck! I’m just excited to meet this little person now.

I’m trying to relax, and have had a lovely week of grown up things I know I won’t be able to do soon but it’s the bloody false hope cramps.

Every time I make a noise DH comes running with an expectant look on his face!

Seriously don't panic at 43, it was a very unusual set of events, lots of monitoring and she was very comfortable. Chances of it happening again to any one almost impossible

39.3 after lots of walking around a shopping centre and a hike up a woodland hill a few days previously. Contractions started in the middle aisle of Aldi

38 weeks exactly. Arrived on my living room floor at 4am. Completely unplanned suprise as I only decided they definitely were contractions an hour earlier.

Good luck

DS1 - 40+2
DS2 - 39+5

Good luck and enjoy your little treasure when they arrive

41+6. I was booked in for induction the day before but there were no beds. Got very upset about this as had everything prepared to go into hospital, but was told it could be another 4 days before they had a bed spare. Spent the day in tears, very stressed...3am the next morning I went into labour.
However my waters had actually been leaking, I didn't realise as just seemed like watery discharge to me, not the gush or trickle they warn you of. So ended in an emergency c-section for me

38+4 Induced with my 1st.
39+6 with my 2nd.
Hope it happens soon for you!

37+5 and he was 7lb 10 so i'm pleased I didn't go to 42 weeks

I think nipple stimulation helped start me off. I wasn't trying to induce labour but wanted to make sure I had plenty of colostrum

42+ for each. They come when they’re ready and unless induced there’s no real way of speeding up the process.

Walking sometimes helps get the head pushing down on the cervix but it can be tough that late on. Swimming helps relieve the joint pressure and weight - or rather bobbing about in a pool or the sea.

Sex releases some hormones that increase uterine contractions and apparently can tip you over into labour.

37 weeks with my first and I was induced at 36 weeks and 5 days with my second due to placenta issues

39+5
39+2

Day before due date

36+6 had mild back ache but that was common by that stage, nothing else I look back at as a sign I missed, my waters just broke when I got up one morning 🤷

I went into labour 7 days 'late' and gave birth the following day. I ovulate late in my cycle though and the due date the nhs gave me was 5 days before the date i had worked out and 5 days before the date my private scan gave me.

42+6, she was in no hurry..

Ooh although I'd spent hours walking round IKEA the day before as DM is convinced that's what triggered it....

43 weeks, induced

39+2 with my first, classic 12 hour labour, 40+5 with my second, I was absolutely enormous! I started cramping on the Monday night, was 3cm on Tuesday morning, cramps started and then stopped on Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday night woke me at midnight, by 2:30am I was 7cm and he arrived at 9:30 Friday morning. Very frustrating but I was up and about and pain free the next day.
Cramps you are having now might be your body gently easing you into labour, good luck.

42 and 42. But I had no cramps, labour build up at all. Cervix still closed both times when I went in to be induced.

42+1, had two failed labours ( confirmed by doctors/midwives) at 38 weeks and 39 weeks.

37 and 39
Waters broke with no other warning at 37 weeks although I had started losing my mucus plug that week

39 weeks I didn’t realise I was in late labour at all until it was nearly too late to get to hospital. Very fast. Had seen midwife that day though and she said she thought it wouldn’t be long till she came

40+6. Felt like I was in labour forever leading up to it.