How far along where you when you had your first?

[ccsays]

I'm 29+3 with my first child and keep getting told I'm more likely to go overdue. I'd rather not, as I'd really prefer not to be induced. I was just wondering what sorts of stages people on here were at when they went into labour with their first?

[Zara1984]

Induced at 40+1 due to hypertension, DS arrived in the early hours of 40+2

Breakneck speed labour once it started

[BirdyBedtime]

DD was induced at 40+12 and took another 30 hours to arrive (plus syntoconin) but 'natural' birth
Went into labour with DS at 40+6 mid-afternoon after sweep in the morning. He was born just after 7am next day (strangely at almost exactly same time as DD)

[IwishIwasmoreorganised]

Ds1 42 +5 and was induced (very easy to be honest)

Ds2 42

[ccsays]

Thanks for all your replies, I'm just reading them now as I've been on backshift all day. Nobody specific has told me I'll go overdue, I guess it just seems that there's a lot online saying you're more likely to go over. Also all stories you hear about inductions being much more painful and more likely to have instrumental delivery or a c section have made me feel a bit about it all.

[Grumblelion]

Waters broke 40+6, had DD 40+7 (not induced)

[mrsmooms]

DS 39+6 (19hr labour as he was back to back and got stuck)

DD 39+1 (12 hours from first twinges to birth)

[Zara1984]

Don't worry about it OP. My induction I guess was ok from an outsiders perspective because I only needed 2 doses of the prostin gel. When my waters broke it was like a rollercoaster - ouchy period pains to full-blown labour in about 3 seconds - and I went from 1-10cm in an hour! I don't know whether technically I had sort of like a natural labour because I didn't need the drip. I got DS out in 55 minutes of pushing, it was bloody hard work yes and hard to push with an epidural (very glad I got one though) - no ventouse or forceps though. I got him out with just a few mins to spare before they were going to get ventouse!!!

I bloody hope next time if my waters go at home it's not so errr Hollywood-style sudden howling pain! I was not expecting that!!

You don't know what it's going to be like. You'll be fine, however it ends up. Honestly.

Think of it this way... plenty of people go back for a second baby (or more!!)!!

[FTRsMammy]

42wks by hospital dates
40+1 by my dates

[AuntPittypat]

40+1 for me.

[pettyprudence]

40w for me - ds was a textbook baby in all his scans, labour length, delivery, birth weight, feeding and sleeping . I am 20w pg with DC2 and he/she does not appear to be as co-operative already....

by 40+1 you won't care about induction if you do go over, you will just want baby OUT by any method possible

[Zara1984]

Yeah I was pretty anti-induction all throughout pregnancy. Then I got really bad hypertension and bleeding at 38 weeks and by my due date I was sobbing and begging for an induction or c-section. I couldn't handle the stress anymore of my body essentially going haywire from high blood pressure!!!

But defo agree with asking for continuous monitoring and going to 43 weeks (if you want to) if they're just trying to induce you cos of their overdue policy/if their EDD calculations are inaccurate.

Really really really hoping not to have an induction next time

[beingsuper]

37+1 DS1
36+3 DS2
37+6 DS3

All swings and roundabouts, each time hoped to go a bit longer to get some rest after finishing work. With DS2 hadn't finished work and needed to go back when he was a week old to sort desk, bring personal stuff home.

[blondieminx]

40+6 (was due to be induced the next day)

[ChrisTheSheep]

Labour started 37+1 (natural/spontaneous). DS finally born 37+4, by which point I thought I was about to die. Beat the planned induction by just over a week, though!

[ChrisTheSheep]

My mum tells me I was induced when she was 40 wks exactly (apparently it was the hospital's policy): she says I took 8 hours start to finish, and it really wasn't that bad: small episiotomy but no other interventions, G&A only. I guess not all inductions are dreadful hopeful emoticon

[ChrisTheSheep]

[hopeful emoticon fail]

[VeloWoman]

With DC1 I was around 24 weeks when I started having tightening's, ended up having him by emergency CS at 29 weeks.

This time I just want to get to 36 weeks and have a live birth by 43 weeks.

[Yardarm]

39+6 DS1
38+2 DD1
40+1 DD2

[BeaverAbroad]

26wks (so very early). Al my other pregnancies were either on the ED or around it though.

[PoppyRoseViolet]

40+1 DS1
39+6 DS2

[Scarifying]

40 +14 but the dates may have been wrong
40 + 14 induced (learnt from DS1)
40 +? I dunno! After the third kid it all gets a bit blurry I think she was a week overdue. Sort of induced by the DR jabbing my cervix during an antinatal appoint.
40 + ???? nope! I don't have a clue. It was quite soon after her due date though. induced (I begged)

[InternationalMuslinMountain]

40+13 following induction at
40+12.

Like you I was really not keen on the idea of induction, however by the time it becomes something that you need to seriously consider you may well be so fed up and uncomfortable that you are desperate for bubs to put in an appearance!

My induction was not bad at all. I did have an instrumental delivery (forceps) but there were other factors at play that contributed to that more than the fact that I was induced (back to back baby who was BIG given the size of me). I had one prostin and flew into labour fast. Was managing fine with gas and air and only had spinal because we moved to the operating theatre for forceps, so although I can't compare how painful it is to a spontaneous labour, I would say it doesn't necessarily follow that it will be more painful. Pain is a very subjective thing IMO. DS was delivered 10 hours after induction started so it wasn't long in my case either.

As others have pointed out, you don't have to be induced. The trip to hospital for reduced movements the day before my induction was booked sealed the deal for me though...

[Weegiemum]

39+4 with dd1 (at 9lb12 I was glad she was out, was a back labour and ended up in ventouse delivery).

38+4 with ds (simple vaginal delivery, no probs), at 10 days early he was still 9lb3!

(Both spontaneous labours)

Then dd2 was induced at 36+6 as the pregnancy was making me very ill (kidney problems). Again a simple delivery, but even at the very bottom end of term she was 7lb15 - I'm a teeny bit glad they induced!!

I've never gone past my due date, which drives many of my friends to feel a bit

[bunnygirl80]

Ds was 38+6. Spontaneous labour, and it was something of a surprise as I'd been convinced by everyone's comments that first babies always arrive after edd

Dd was an elcs at 38wks exactly because she was in an unstable position and moving between transverse and footling breech. I was already having irregular contractions by that stage so I doubt she'd have stayed in much longer

I'm quite glad I've never still been pg on my due date, I was fed up and uncomfortable enough as it was!