How close to your due date did you actually give birth with your first?

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I'm just curious. They say first babies are often late but perhaps not? I'd love to hear your stories.

8 days early with DS and 14 days early with DD, I listened to everyone telling me that first babies are always late the first time round, was a bit wiser second time!

DS was 11 days early

9 days late.

Went into labour on due date, DS born next morning.

16 days early :-)

5 days late. Was due to be induced the next day.

7 days early (Christmas Eve instead of New Years Eve)

Induced at 40+10, born at 40+11

3 days before EDD

Induced at 42 +4, he arrived at 42 +5 about bloody time!

18 days early. Was so sure I'd be late that I'd neglected to pack my bag . Anyway, it gave us something to do whilst waiting to go to the hospital.

I gave birth the day after my due date with my first. I really thought that she was going to be born on her due date as contractions started the day before. She was due 1st June, contractions started 31st May but nope she was born 2nd June!

I was a week late - but went into labour 6 days after due date.

I remember being in M&S buying food on my due date, and the check out girl asking when I was due. I said "Today, actually." Her face was like

4 weeks early with my first, 2 1/2 weeks early with no2

Induced at 40+9, she made an appearance 28 hours later

My waters broke (slow trickle) overnight at 38 weeks, DS finally arrived at 38+4 so I generally say to people he was 2 weeks early.

Two days early.

I was 39+2. Actually started latent phase of labour at 38+4. Midwife told me on inspecting my placenta that it prob would've been deteriorated by my due date, so good job baby arrived when she did!

42 weeks on the dot

3days after my due date.

3 days after my due date

God knows.

I was induced with both.

A couple of weeks overdue with my first I think and I can't even remember what my due date was for my second.

It's another of those things that amazes me about other mothers. They remember due dates and time of birth and date of first step and date of first tooth... and I couldn't remember that stuff if my life depended on it.

DD was a week early, she was obviously eager! Now 29 wks pg with ds, will be interesting to see when he decides to make an appearance!