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

[octanegirl]

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

12days early

I was induced at 42 weeks and gave birth at 42+1

2 days early.

Two days late. well, three I suppose. Due the 16th, laboured on the 18th, baby born early hours of the 19th of the month. I actually found it easier once I was past my due date, as prior to that I was so focussed on the 16th. As soon as that past I refocussed on "well, itll happen by the 30th!" so pressure off.

Mine was forcibly evicted 16 days after the EDD.

went into labour on my due date, DD was born early the next morning but we had an EMCS.

I was 2 weeks late and induced with my first. Second time, I went into labour on my due date and DS was born the day after.

DS1 due date
DS2 38 + 2
DS3 39 + 2

but all on a thursday

Due date for my first

40+3. Contractions began during evening of 40+1, waters broke at 11pm the same day. Slow labour for around 40 hours before everything kicked off. I had a midwife appointment on my due date and she told me it would be about 3 days, so I knew it was coming. I didn't bother with a sweep, for that reason, so it happened all by itself.

Due 24th January; arrived 25th December!!

5 days early.

3 weeks early, but my next 2 were also early so think I just naturally have 37/38 wk pregnancies.

I gave birth the morning of my due date! So was definitely not late lol

I've been up half the night bored so decided to put together the stats from this thread. Mainly to see what chance I have of going in to labour
From the dates I could work out I deduced the following

No.    Percent    Percent
   People   on	          by

30w 1 1.28% 1.28%
35w5 1 1.28% 2.56%
36w 1 1.28% 3.85%
37w 2 2.56% 6.41%
37w3 1 1.28% 7.69%
37w4 1 1.28% 8.97%
37w5 1 1.28% 10.26%
38w 3 3.85% 14.10%
38w2 2 2.56% 16.67%
38w3 2 2.56% 19.23%
38w4 4 5.13% 24.36%
38w6 1 1.28% 25.64%
39w 3 3.85% 29.49%
39w2 3 3.85% 33.33%
39w3 1 1.28% 34.62%
39w4 2 2.56% 37.18%
39w5 3 3.85% 41.03%
39w6 3 3.85% 44.87%
40w 7 8.97% 53.85%
40w1 5 6.41% 60.26%
40w2 1 1.28% 61.54%
40w3 4 5.13% 66.67%
40w4 1 1.28% 67.95%
40w5 1 1.28% 69.23%
41w 3 3.85% 73.08%
41w1 3 3.85% 76.92%
41w2 1 1.28% 78.21%
41w3 1 1.28% 79.49%
41w4 3 3.85% 83.33%
42w 6 7.69% 91.03%
42w1 3 3.85% 94.87%
42w2 1 1.28% 96.15%
42w3 1 1.28% 97.44%
42w5 1 1.28% 98.72%
43w2 1 1.28% 100.00%

Seems the due date is most popular, followed by 2 weeks late and then 1 day late

16 days late

Went into labour 9 days early, she was actually born 7 days early.

39+4 for first.
Got earlier after that, I never made my due date!

3 weeks early.

Two weeks late. Fascinating stats, Fatima!

2 weeks before