Day time or night time labour more likely?

[Lizbiz89]

Just wondering as my first labour started in the night and I've heard a lot of labour starts in the evening? Was this true for you?

Mine have both been during the day.
DC1 was an induction though so doesn’t really count because my labour was started artificially at 9am. She was here by 12 noon though
DC2 I noticed mild contractions around 4am and he was born at 14:45.

Yes both times

Never been in labour but my waters broke in the night.

Started at 2 am , I think I've read before that labour is more likely to start at night as that's when you are most relaxed ?

More spontaneous births at night. I usually recommend students work night shifts as they'll definitely catch more babies!

Started in the afternoon and went through till early hours

All started and finished in the morning.

Waters broke 7pm. She was born 6pm the next day.

Both started late evening and born with 2 hours.

Unlucky friend was in active labour for 6(!) days!!!!!!!!!

Both mine started early evening and babies had arrived by the early hours. A MW of 30 years told me labour is more likely to start at night.

We're still basically animals physiologically. Our bodies know we will be vulnerable during labour so they kick things off when we're somewhere safe, dark and quiet, away from potential threats.

For much of evolution it wouldn't have been much good to start labouring in the middle of the day in a prairie or whatever!

I went into full blown labour at 8pm and 1am.

I always imagined I would go into labour in the middle of the night!

But I went into labour shortly after I woke up around 7am.

Didn't give birth until 2am the following day.

My sister has 3 children and she went into labour during the daytime too.

Thanks for the responses! Sounds like labour mostly starts in the night although it can vary. Will be interesting to see when my second labour starts.

I went into labour during the night all three times.

I've gone into labour on a Friday night 3 times.

All kicked off around 2am, DD arrived before breakfast :)

Mine started at 10am. Baby born 11pm

My last 2 labours kicked off around 7.30 am on days when my older children were due to go their childminder, and both arrived by 8.30am. I agree that its more likely to get going when you feel relaxed.

My first contraction was at 12noon. Baby born at 11:20pm (waters broke about 11:15pm ).

I only noticed my contractions starting at 9am on the Saturday morning. Had my LG at 3am on the Monday morning.

No 1 started at 4 o clock in he afternoon, born at 4 o clock in the afternoon (2 days later).
No 2 started at 1pm, born 8am the following morning.
No 3 started at 7pm, born at midnight that night.

First labour - waters broke at around 11am and I was induced the following day at 1pm, with baby born at 17:30.

Second labour waters broke at 00:30 and baby born around 6am.