do boys like to take longer to arrive?

[erinsmom]

im pg with my 3rd,two girl first now a boy,both girls came at 37 weeks,do you think i should expect my baby boy to arrive at the same sort of time?im niggling,having pains then contractions,but it always tails off when i lie down,im 37 +2 so im getting restless,but is it just boys take longer to cook!!!!

I was told they cant be arsed to come out!!
MW told me when having ds " its a boy, he cant be bothered keeps going to sleep"

My brother was 21 days late (they allowed such things back then!) and my son was 16 days late so you may have a point!

I think they arrive when they arrive!!!

was induced a week early with my boy & had my daughter on her due date!

i think it depends more on how you carry generally..if you have had two babies at 37 weeks..you might not go to 40 weeks this time...who knows???

especially as you are having niggles!!

just as i thought,perhaps i will sit on the fence with this one,im just sooooooooooooooo fed up now,feel like a walrus

My DS was born 37 and 6. He was keen!

in my case it would appear so
ds was 2 wks late
dd 2 wks early

erinsmom i feel like a walrus some days and im not even pregnant!! (Sorry you feel like that though)

oooh maybe soon then ,im so uncomfortable ,i cant tell the difference between false labour and the real thing,because its all painfull,i just dont fancy having to call an ambulance because i leave it too long

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Both of mine were 42 weeks - one of each so doesn't apply here.

my due date is boxing day so i hope its sooner rather than later

have you had a show?

if the contractions increasing in intensity, the time between them diminishing and unaccompanied by backache..usually 'it'....were your previous labours quick? plus, if you can distract yourself or sleep through the pain..probably not it!

both labours were 3 hours,last one waters broke two hours in then went from 4 cm to giving birth in 1 hour,so you can see my concern
ive got backache ,braxton hicks tightenings but the pain is reaching the bottom ifukwim.

ive been having pains for 3 days and slowly they are getting stronger,plus ive started throwing up,an ehm show!!!! how much would you like ?

DS was born at 38+3, DD at 40+4

My DS was born at 39 wks (his sister at 38 wks) and he positively flew out!

i keep telling myself it will all be over soon,once i get the labour pains i will be wishing they hadnt started,but for all of us that have given birth before thankfully the end result outweighs the pain and uncertainty

Boy 39w4d, 48h labour from first contraction
Girl 41w, 27h
Boy 40w6d, 2h

I was having vague sort of contractiony BHs for a few hours every evening for a few days before ds2 was born. One evening they started getting regular when upright but, as you describe, tailing off when resting. I phoned the labour ward for advice: "No dear, you're not in labour, your body's gearing up for it and you'll probably have your baby in the next few days." And 2.5 hours later I was holding my new son .

So, nope, erinsmom, you can predict nothing .

thanks for that PRETTY CANDLES im not sure if i feel better for that lol!!!!

Hey, chiiiiiill . You know that what happens happens. Got your bag ready? Got the list of phone numbers for babysitters? Soon, soon, you'll meet the new love of your life.

dont get me started on babysitters,we moved to mansfield 5 weeks ago my partner will have to wait 2 hours for my mother to arrive from rochdale as she is the nearest person available,i will have to either wait this time whilst swearingand hanging onto the sofa,or call an ambulance.i dont need any more anxiety

lol....don't think it has anything to do with this being a boy....they come when they are ready...all my boys were early!

three boys imagine that!!!,no girly stuff

Well my DS was 6 weeks early and DD was a week early so that gender myth does not ring true for me.

my brother was 3 weeks early, iwas 4 weeks early