To ask how many weeks you were when you gave birth?

[LaBelleSauvage]

Gratuitous posting for traffic, sorry! I'm 30 weeks pregnant with my first and curious to hear stories about all of Mumsnet's birthing stories!

Were you bang on time? Late? Super early? Anyone's water break while speaking at a conference or at a family dinner? How was the labour? Any complications? ..were you prepared and how are your DCs now?

DD1 40+4 did everything to get her moving and think, ahem, cuddles with dh did the trick . Slow labour for 2 days then she got stuck so emergency section. Fairly easy recovery, absolutely no post birth issues etc.

DD2 - elective section booked for 39+4. Waters broke at 38+6 in my local icecream shop while I was with toddler dd plus niece and nephew! No contractions until 8 hours later then section, classed as emergency as not booked but wasn't really. Was amazing!! Again fairly easy recovery, no post birth issues apart from a bit of pain in my section scar when I have my period.

Oh and c section didn't stop or cause any breatfeeding issues.

Good luck!

42. Induction.
43. Induction planned, but DC2 arrived bang on his due date without prompting.

28+1 - 2lb 11oz. In hospital for 9 weeks. She's had some respiratory issues since, with lots of admissions, but 6 years on she it doing very well.

33+4 - 4lb 8oz. In hospital for 10 days. Needed only minimal support. 3 1/2 years on you'd never know she was born early.

38+1 - induced due to preeclampsia
40+1

36+6 - Waters broke but I didnt go to hospital as I didnt get the big gush you see on tv
Ended up induced at 37 weeks exactly and DD was born at 37+1.

Expecting #2 and hoping to go early again!

38+2
39+ 5
40 weeks exactly

41 weeks
42 weeks

23 weeks and 5 days and 40 weeks

42 weeks dead on (induction)
40 wks +12 days for the next 2, after a sweep

42, 41, 41, 40

29 weeks, twin pregnancy, emergency csection due to pre eclampsia.

40 weeks both times , give or take a couple of days

First was 40+6 and second was 42 weeks exactly 🙄 they kept me waiting but both basically flew straight out of me so at least once things got started they moved quickly!

34 and 37 both elective CS due to health problems

34 weeks. Had spent 5 weeks in hospital pre birth with placenta praevia. Emergency C section after a haemorrhage they couldn’t get under control. Baby spent 6 weeks in NICU and was quite poorly. He’s fine now.
I wasn’t prepared for any of it lol.

42
39
40
39
38

Dd1 41+4
Dd2 40 exactly.

DC1 31 weeks
DC2 31 weeks
DC3 27 weeks
SCBU was well utilised over the years.

35 weeks, waters broke. I’d only attended one antenatal class by that point! DS spent one week in Neo Natal Unit as a precautionary, but all fine.

41 weeks exactly and 39+2 for elec c section.

DD1 - 40 weeks +3 days (medically managed due to meconium filled waters). Vaginal delivery driven by syntocinon drip.

DD2 - 40 weeks exactly. Arrived on her due date.

DD3 - 35 weeks by emergency caesarean. Waters had gone and she too eventually began discharging meconium. Did not tolerate attempts to start labour properly using syntocinon drip.

41 weeks exactly with my first. 40+6 with my 2nd and 39+6 with my third (shes my favourite )

4 days early

40+4 - it all started a couple of hours after a sweep!

38+0 6 1 f 2 hours from first contraction
38+0 5 13 f 45 mins
39+1 7 10 m 5 hours.
All spontaneous. Straightforward for the main. I feel quite lucky. Not stretching my luck and I'm done now. You do tend to read a lot of dramatic stories, I think that's probably because they're worth talking about. Mine nor mega short nor long and uneventful don't make great tales