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?

42+1. I was born even later so must be in my genes.

Dc1- 40 weeks. Induced.
Dc2- 35 weeks planned section. Spent 2 weeks in SCBU but was fine - just small (4lb 2oz) and a bit early.

41+3 both times. Was ok

DD(7) 40+2 went in at 7cm and they broke my waters in hospital, in labour for 19 hours (from start to finish) and DS(1) (40 weeks)in labour for 1.30 hrs waters broke by themselves.

34 weeks 🙈

3 days late
7 days late

DD1 - 37 weeks
DS - bang on due date! I was very impressed with the pair of us for managing that
DD2 - 38 weeks.

DD1 - 31+1
DD2 - 41+3

38 +5
40+ 4
40 + 10

40+9 (those 9 days seemed to drag on forever)... Spontaneous labour and easy delivery.

40+1 (first contractions started on my due date) easy delivery

42 weeks, emergency section 9lbs 8oz
42 weeks, emergency section 8lbs 12oz
38+6, elective section 8lbs 8.5oz + a week in SCBU with breathing problems.

40+3 and 38+5

36 and 39

41 weeks with both

DS1 - on his due date. DS2 - 10 days early.

DS1- 42 weeks
DS2 - 36 weeks
DD - 35 weeks

37+1 undiagnosed breech (she's a 1 in a 100!), no time for c-section!! DD spent 2 weeks in NICU. All okay and would never guess there had been some difficult complications.

33 weeks - preeclampsia
36 weeks - twins
1st one emergency c section, 2nd planned c section!

Waters broke at 40+6, he was born (eventually!) at 41+1. He was 8lbs15oz. He was an emergency (sort of, he was fine, just stuck) cesarean for malpresentation in the end as I just couldn’t get him to shift.

Waters broke 40+1 at 2am, in bed all over my electric blanket. Induced due to GBS and baby born 24 hours later at 40+2 via forceps in theatre. Shes now 18 weeks old 🙂

Both mine were 11 days late

DS1 - induced at 42 weeks. All pretty straightforward for a first timer. Waters broke while I was pushing. 2nd degree tear, no ongoing issues.

DS2 - induced at 39+1, because he was looking massive on scans. Waters were broken by the obstetrician as part of the induction. Took a bit longer than the first, had another 2nd degree tear (down the scar from the previous time) and had a bit of a PPH. No lasting damage!

1 day early with both my DD’s! I had what I thought I wanted with my first, natural birth in a birthing pool with just gas and air. However I am a total wuss with a very low pain threshold and was SO traumatised by admittedly a very fast birth (admitted at 3cm dilated, fully dilated 1 hour later and gave birth 40 minutes later!) that I chose to have an epidural with my second. It was bloody amazing! The contractions were totally manageable but I could still tell when I needed to push and told the midwives. Gave birth during shift changeover so there was at least four midwives in the room! Good luck with your birth! Motherhood has been nothing like I expected, has its highs and lows but I have two amazing girls who make me so proud!

42 weeks. It was summer, it was hot and she was 10 days late!

38+5. Planned C section.