So, what did YOU do on your due date?

[Hulababy]

Following on from the Amanda Holden thread.

Some of you will have had baby, some having baby and others waiting. But on your actual due date what did you do?

I am in the latter group - still waiting, as DD wasn't born until 12 days later.

On my actual due date I was feeling pretty fed up if I am honet. Had planned on staying in. But got bored so DH and me went over to the next town where parents live. There was a big family meal at a local cavery type place so we joined in there. Stayed out latish and - gulp - yes, I had a small glass of wine I think. I loved the reaction I got when people asked me when I was due

was in labour but didnt realise so went to supermarket did my shopping had to stop and get my breath a few times then came home cleaned house including cooker which never gets a clean then went to hospital for check up found i had really bad pre eclampsia - thought all symptons were due to being pregnant and i was 5cm dilated! decided not to mention i had been stood on kitchen work top cleaning my windows earlier the day consultant was having kittens about the pre eclampsia so decided not to worry him further!

With my first was 9 days early.
with second sat on sofa in depression,the next day i drank castor oil and orange juice and went into labour 17 hours later.

With DS1 i gave birth on his due date, my waters had broke 5am the previous morning but he held on until 1.45am on the actual day before he put in an appearance. Spent the rest of the day in a tired emotional daze.
With DS2 i think i spent the day waiting for waters to break, spending as much time outdoors thinking that it was more likely to happen in public than indoors, especially if i was doing the school run. Unfortunatley it didnt happen. DS2 was 8 days late in the end. After all that waiting though he did pop out within 5.5hrs after first contraction so I forgave him for his lateness

ds's due date: he was 7 weeks old, had been home for 4 weeks.

dd's due date: went for an indian meal. said to my (childless) friend at dinner table.."erm i dont mean to scare you but perhaps we should go now, im feeling a bit funny". the look of horror on her face was something else! pain for 3 days then a c section.