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What time of day did you go into labour?

85 replies

elliedragon · 30/03/2007 13:29

I am awaiting the arrival of dc3, but with both of the other two the labour started in the night. Is that the most common time?

OP posts:
princesscc · 30/03/2007 15:53

Waters broke at 4pm, pain started at 10pm, baby born at 2am - job done! Don't you just hate me!

honey28 · 30/03/2007 16:02

DS - taken in to be induced. Given drip at 10am, DS born at 4pm
DD -waters broke 3am. Proper labour (ie pain) started at 10am, DD born 1215!

Good luck

JodieG1 · 30/03/2007 16:06

Dd waters broke at 1am no contractions until next day but had to go in as only 36 weeks, tranferred to delivery room at 1pm at 5cm and gave birth at 2.49pm.

Ds1 contractions started at 5am (38 weeks), timed them until 7am when I felt I needed to go in. 8am we got to hospital and at 8.30am I was checked and 1cm. 9.30am in lots of pain with contractions on top of each other checked again and 8cm. Pushing started at 10am, waters broke at 10.20am. Finally gave birth at 12.08pm.

Ds2 waters broke at 5am stayed in bed until 7am got up and called hospital, got there at 9am (was 39 weeks), checked at 10.50am and was 3cm having regular contractions which were getting worse. Checked again at almost midday and was only 5cm. Minutes later I felt like pushing and progressed to 7 cms within seconds and then a minute or so later was fully dilated. Started pushing and gave birth at 1.48pm. Lots of problems during labour though.

TeeCee · 30/03/2007 16:06

DD1 labour started around 10pm on a sunday
DD2 labour started around 2am on a Sunday / Monday morning

nellyhel · 30/03/2007 16:37

Elliedragon - would love to know if my dc3 will start arriving at night too! (38 weeks today). Dd took from 5 a.m. to just before noon, ds from 3 a.m. to 8 a.m. Both very similar, only 1 ounce difference in weight, hoping for same again !

lizziemun · 30/03/2007 16:58

My waters broke about 6.30am with bleeding - no contraction.

I was already 8cm dilated by 8am when dr examined me.

DD was born at 2.15pm but i think it would have been quicker if i hadn't been given a petherdine injection.

DANCESwithaTruckLoadOfMiniEggs · 30/03/2007 16:59

11am for me...just after I finished a nice cup of tea (very considerate my dd!)

HonorMatopoeia · 30/03/2007 17:01

7pm, just as The Simpsons started!!

amidaiwish · 30/03/2007 18:08

contractions first started in the day both times:
DD1 12 midday, in swimming pool!
DD2 4pm (but had been having twinges for days)

Chocadora · 30/03/2007 18:10

As I woke up in the morning with 2 of them, a few hours earlier with the last one.

kittywaitsfornumber6 · 30/03/2007 19:05

ds1 can't remember born 11.38 am em section
ds2 planned section
dd1 started about 1am on the sat born 4.30 am on the sun, long very gentle labour
dd2 1 am, born 7.25 am
dd3 3.40 am, born 7.21 am
ds3??????????? Still waiting

NomDePlume · 30/03/2007 19:07

11.30pm, DD born 2.31am

Charleesunnysunsun · 30/03/2007 19:15

1st 11pm born at 4pm next day
2nd 7pm born 12.30 am

lulumama · 30/03/2007 19:19

DS born by em c.s at 8.02, after an induced labour starting some time around 10.30 - 11.00 am

DD born vaginally, at 01.15 , after a spontaneous labour starting at 07.30 the previous day !

podglet · 30/03/2007 19:23

Waters went 07.30 Monday
DS born by em c/s 03.08 Weds

Not funny...

sohappyicouldcry · 30/03/2007 19:44

Labour pains around midnight, got out of bed 2am, tried to chill out then woke dh at 7am. He made bacon butties while I had shower !! DD delivered by emergency cs at 10.24am.

ScoobyDooooo · 30/03/2007 19:47

Ds 4am

Dd 8pm

BizzyDint · 30/03/2007 19:51

1am. gave birth 4am following day.

sarahhal · 30/03/2007 20:02

Both DSes about 10.00pm. Had DS1 at 3.13am and DS2 and 3.23am. No messing around here fortunately

bozza · 30/03/2007 20:07

3 am x 2

sarahhal · 30/03/2007 20:09

Hello Bozza!! Did you have yours in Huddersfield? ( please let it be Bozza who lives near me!!)

By the way, (Hijack, sorry) do you have a LO starting reception Sept/Jan? Have you heard anything from Kirklees.

bozza · 30/03/2007 20:15

Hi Sarah. Yes I had DS in Huddersfield (Feb 2001) but DD was born at home (planned). DS is already at school and DD is not due to start until Jan 2009 but if things change that would be Sept 2008 (she is a May baby). I have not heard anything for definite just more rumours and not about when the change would be effective from. But our councillors are doing a street surgery on Sunday am so I thought I might ask them. Nothing to lose... Will let you know if they come up with anything.

sarahhal · 30/03/2007 20:22

Bozza, DS2 is August 25th so I am desperate that they don't change admissions!!

By the way, re middle schools.( long time ago we spoke about this!) Sounds like they will de-middlise the Cleckheaton area first, then us, but not for a long time. It seems to be thought that the primaries will take on Year 6 and the middle school sites become KS3 feeders for SC. As a teacher I'd love that - dream job would be my subject KS3 co-ordinator in the middle school!!

Are you doing Mile for Maude at the Sculpture Park?

Toady · 30/03/2007 21:04

DS1 - emergency caeserean at 36 weeks, did not go into labour

DD2 - 5.00pm after cooking the tea

DS3 - 5.00pm after cooking the tea

bettythebuilder · 30/03/2007 22:00

started labour just after midnight on Christmas Eve, 28ish hours later dd was born at 3.38am Christmas Day.

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