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How long between show and your birth?

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spots · 05/04/2006 15:16

Would love to hear experiences, as think I had show last night and with DD it heralded labour. I know it can be ages beforehand tho. What's more common? Due date today...drumming fingers, mother on phone et cetera...!

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Bozza · 05/04/2006 15:18

Wow Spots how exciting. Smile With me I was already fairly sure that I was in labour (ie serious contractions) before I had a show both times. Post again if anything comes of it.

Chloe55 · 05/04/2006 15:19

I had a show and then went into labour about 12 hours later - good luck!

Gillian76 · 05/04/2006 15:25

About 24 hours. Only had it once out of 3 and that was following a sweep.

milward · 05/04/2006 15:26

wow!! best wishes xxx

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spots · 05/04/2006 15:30

Not nec expecting much as DD was 2 weeks late... so don't expect a labour thread! Also no blood in show,just loads of gum...euch sorry that does sound bad... does that still count?

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CarlyP · 05/04/2006 15:35

4wks.......and i was 4 wks early

Bozza · 05/04/2006 15:38

When exactly are you due Spots?

Esmummy · 05/04/2006 15:39

Although not dialating i was having contractions every 2 minutes for about 6 hours before i had a show. DD was born 12 hours later.
Good luck

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spots · 05/04/2006 15:45

Due today! Right up forit as well.

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Chloe55 · 05/04/2006 15:51

No blood in my show either, just snotty stuff like you say (sorry for tmi!)

mckenzie · 05/04/2006 16:20

Had my show the early hours of the morning with my first child and gave birth 2 days later after hideously long labour.

Had my show about 11am with my second child, gave birth 8pm, much much nicer.

Good luck and keep us posted.

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spots · 05/04/2006 19:03

thanks everybody, still no contractions or anything but feel lots of heaviness. Hopefully the baby will just clank out in the middle of the night.Grin

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MumtoBen · 05/04/2006 19:22

Show at 2.00 pm (waters broke at 4.15 am, contractions started at 10.30 am), gave birth at 11.59pm. Hopefully it won't be long for you now.

Judd · 05/04/2006 19:29

Thinking of you Spots! (although concerned re: onset of nocturnal clanking Grin)

Chuffed · 06/04/2006 09:22

With both mine it was within 24hrs start of labour.

Bozza · 06/04/2006 09:30

Spots?

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spots · 06/04/2006 15:51

Am busy stopping and starting. Contractions 1.30 - 6 last night then just here and there today. Sad. Very dull.

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ItalianJob · 06/04/2006 16:30

I had my show once I was in established labour, and about 5 cm dilated(!) good luck!

SomethingAboutMary · 06/04/2006 16:44

Had a show with ds at 4am gave birth at 8.30pm that night.

Dd had a show 40 mins later she was born Shock

Bozza · 06/04/2006 17:01

How annoying. Well good luck when things finally start to get going. Have you heard anymore from Ponka?

Chloe55 · 07/04/2006 10:44

Spots - I started with regular contractions on a Thurs night, then they stopped for about 6hrs, then started again, then stopped, then started. I eventually went into established labour on the Sunday am! It is so frustrating, I know!!!

marilla · 07/04/2006 13:44

Had a show on a Saturday morning and gave birth Monday lunchtime!