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Childbirth

What time did you go into labour?

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Socci · 11/12/2004 20:10

Both of mine started in the early hours of the morning and I had a rude awakening! I'm just wondering how common this is. I think it must be nicer for it to start during the day when you're up and about. What do you all think?

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merrykittymas · 11/12/2004 22:24

waters broke at 6.30pm

had dinner watched eastenders went to hospital got sent home pains started went back in only 1-2cms told it would be ages 3am 10cms

DD born 3.22am official timing 4 and a half hours

jarrmatt · 11/12/2004 23:29

I was induced starting at 10am with my first born just after 1pm

With my second my waters broke around 10 and he was born at 12:14

xmashampermunker · 11/12/2004 23:32

I woke up at 3.30am to discover my waters had broken. I wished I had gone to bed before 1.30am - wished that quite hard over the next few weeks as it would've been something I could've reminisced about - a long stretch of sleep!

xmashampermunker · 11/12/2004 23:35

And DS was born in the water at 3.21pm the same day - just under 12 hours start to finish, but established labour was 7 hours (and he was back to back - ow ow ow).

pixiefish · 11/12/2004 23:36

late eveing, waters broke about 9 ish, dh got home about 10 ish and we went to the hospital - dd was born 4.06 the following afternoon- had no sleep at all that night as my contractions were 3 mins apart all night (even though I wasn't dilating quickly)

blossomgoodwill · 11/12/2004 23:36

ds 5am
dd 6pm

Santasluckylittlehelper · 11/12/2004 23:37

Ds1 7.30pm delivered 9.30 am
Ds2 10.30pm delivered 6.30am
Dd about 2.30am delivered 4.15 ish am but the clocks went back and the hospital hadn't changed theirs, neither had I so much confusion ensued [grins] but it was early hours and pretty quick.

80sMum · 11/12/2004 23:40

ds: first twinge about 5pm, born at 4am next day.
dd: first contraction 7pm, born 4pm next day.

carolHELSInger · 11/12/2004 23:41

I was induced at 7pm in the evening on 16th December 2002 and went into early labour at about three in the morning. At 11am it was really bad but 18 hours later dd was born by emergency c-section.
I don't think it matter what time it starts - it still hurts like hell!!

noddyholder · 11/12/2004 23:43

Midnight and ds was born 14 hrs later

Linnet · 11/12/2004 23:48

With dd1 I was given a sweep on the Tuesday morning and had niggly contractions from that evening until my waters broke in the early hours of the Sunday morning, she was finally born on the Monday! Not a pleasant experience.

with dd2 I woke up at 4.30am with contractions and she was born at 5.30pm that day. Much better

I think it's very common to go into labour during the night, so I've heard anyway.

terryschonkyorange · 12/12/2004 01:28

Waters broke at 05:30 after mild pain since midnight, dd born next day at 03:15 (long time due to me being too lazy to push in 2nd stage :o)

kinderbobsleigh · 12/12/2004 01:52

Waters broke at 3.30am. No contractions until 7, so at least I had a soggy sleep before facing labour.

FrostyTheSurfMum · 12/12/2004 21:24

10 o'clock at night. Dh had leapt out of bed and waddled round the bedroom going "Elliot, Elliot" (doing an impression of ET) as Drew Barrymore was in a film we were watching. I PMSL and half an hour later it all started. And straight into contractions every 3 minutes.... for the next 18 hours.

albosmum · 12/12/2004 21:25

ds1 9pm at the start of the last episode of Pride and Prejudice - would not leave unitl it had finished
ds2 11pm in bed asleep

NoMoomAtTheInn · 12/12/2004 21:29

Mine started late on the Tuesday night, about 11pm. Ds born 4.04am on the Thursday. Too long!!

HelloMama · 12/12/2004 21:32

Labour started at 7am on a Saturday morning and DS was born at 5.46pm, just in time for dinner!

serenity · 12/12/2004 22:08

With DS1 and DD, went into labour at 1.30am both times although DS1 born at 6.30pm and DD was born at 9.55am. DS2 was stubborn, so I was induced.

TwasTheNightBeforeCatbert · 12/12/2004 22:17

DD1, 9.30pm. Born at 11.24 next morning.

DD2, Waters broke 3pm Sat. No labour. Probably result of sweep 2 days prev. Labour began in earnest (and how) 3am Monday morning, born 7.45am. Lordy.

saintlysecur · 12/12/2004 23:02

dd1 4am (but never went to sleep that night, knew it would start from about midnight)
dd2 8am (knew it would start form about midnight again)
ds 6am (waters broke-very unexpected, big )
dd3 10am (knew it was starting from about 5am)

FlosstyTheSnowman · 13/12/2004 11:43

Waters broke dead on 6 am. Then nothing. Went to hospital to get checked out at lunchtime then went shopping for all the bits I needed that I hadn't prepared for as DS was early. Ignored a few contractions on the way round. Got home about 4.30, contractions started in earnest, DS arrived at 11.15 that evening!!

cazzybabs · 13/12/2004 11:46

DD1 8pm (on the 8th) but very mild - reallt started at 2am (on the 9th) born at 1.30am (on the 10th).

DD2 started at 10am on the 6th born at 9.45 on the 7th.

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NomDePlumPudding · 13/12/2004 11:51

DD - 11.30pm, gave birth just 3 hours later at 2.31am

Blu · 13/12/2004 12:17

Midnight, early contractions
5am in earnest.

PickasillyChristmasName · 13/12/2004 12:20

Depends what you mean by starting

Waters broke at 6:30am.

Contractions started properly at 6:45pm.

And then DS came along at 2:50am

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