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Childbirth

Share experiences and get support around labour, birth and recovery.

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MWs date is 29 Nov mine is 5 Dec scan was 2 Dec. Overnight all expenses paid trip to london on 29th?

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BrightShinySun · 30/10/2008 08:27

DHs work paying for hotel,theatre and meal in london on 29th. Ive been sure all along am not due till 5th(I know when I ovulated) but now weve agreed to go im panicing i'll end up giving birth in london not at home as planned! Would you chance it?

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scorpio1 · 30/10/2008 08:28

No.

notnowbernard · 30/10/2008 08:29

No Way

Didn't want to go anywhere anyway that close to due date

Was like a whale and couldn't sit on my backside for more than 5mins at a time... wanted my own bed etc etc

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BrightShinySun · 30/10/2008 08:30

Should add this is dd2, dd1 was four days late no question over dates and we live about an hour and a half from london. Thanks.

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geekgirl · 30/10/2008 08:30

yes - is this your first? You'll probably go overdue and then end up kicking yourself.

Take a hospital bag just in case!

traceybath · 30/10/2008 08:32

No - even though you know when you're due babies do sometimes come early.

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BrightShinySun · 30/10/2008 08:45

Thats what im thinking geekgirl. I just dont know what the chances are of having this one early are when i went over with dd1?! (Forgot we had halloween faces!)

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Anna8888 · 30/10/2008 08:49

No. I didn't want to go anywhere that late in pregnancy.

poppy34 · 30/10/2008 08:51

No as anna888 says the sofa seemed like trip enough for me at this stage

SpookyButNice · 30/10/2008 08:53

Tricky one. How much will you actually enjoy a night out in London if you're a week away from giving birth (assuming your dates are right)? At that point I was irritable and wanted to go to bed at 8pm every night so wouldn't have had much fun socialising with DH's colleagues.

If you think you will enjoy it, an hour and a half isn't too far from home, presuming that your DD1 didn't arrive within an hour of labour starting

Personally I wouldn't, as it's not unusual for babies to come up to a week early.

JustKeepScreamingInFear · 30/10/2008 08:58

DS1 2 weeks early, DS2 on time, you never know.....

the questions are (IMO):

will you enjoy sitting in a theatre seat for the length of a show at that late in pg?
will you want to eat what will probably be a big meal late in the evening?

- will you want to stand around socialising, prob in a bar? - if you DO go into labour, what is your plan? will dh not drink and you both get in the car and drive home?

the more i think about it, no i wouldn't go.
Save up and treat yourselves sometime in the future to something similar but without the small talk/pretending to be interested in his boss' small talk

Tapster · 30/10/2008 09:15

No way would I have sat through a theatre performance that late on. Presume your DH knows he can't drink.

ilovemyghds · 30/10/2008 09:21

If you are happy with it then I don't see why not. I would make final decision on the day (if baby not already born by then!), and then be ready to dart off home if you have any twinges whilst there. May be a nice chance to spend time with DH before baby comes.

missblythe · 30/10/2008 09:22

I went to the theatre 3 weeks before my due date, and was so bloody encomfortable I ended up on my hands and knees in the aisle for most of the performance, just to put my back at ease.

I wouldn't do it again!

kiLLf · 30/10/2008 09:28

yes - if your dh is with you, you'll feel safe and cared for - and if you're uncomfortable, just take is easy at the hotel and skip theatre.

Me and dh paid to go away shortly before each of our kids, to enjoy together time before the madness started. It's something else to look forward to to stop the time dragging - and walking around is better for positioning the baby than being slumped on sofa.

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BrightShinySun · 30/10/2008 09:28

Hmm yep, all these points are what im thinking! I am really looking forward to it but perhaps the waiting till the day and seeing how i feel is a good idea!

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Peachy · 30/10/2008 09:31

nope

the difference between those dates is non-existent: baby s really due any time between 38 and 42 weeks, other countries I believe they even use a different system and have 41 weeks pregnancies and there's no actual difference. due date is purely an academic excercise

ds1- induced (eclampsia)

ds2- 2 weeks early

ds3- week late

ds4- 8 days late

spot the pattern? me neither

Romy7 · 30/10/2008 09:33

i went on holiday for two weeks and got home 4 days before due date with dc2. however, i did ring the hospital opposite the hotel (careful planning ) at one point, as i'd been getting a show for more than a week and my BHs were monstrous - having to breathe through them and all sorts. we got home and i went to bed and my waters broke at 6am. i do often wonder whether i should have given up and given birth on holiday - it would have been quite a cool story later...

don't even talk to me about dh not drinking either - i've been 8 1/2 months pregnant in a blizzard lol, with dd1 having trouble breathing and dp snoring contentedly after a christmas party... that was an interesting conversation... we had to hold her upright until it was light and the wind had died down (and dh sobered up) before we could drive to the hospital...

hmm. i think you could infer from this that my advice is not necessarily optimum.

do what you feel like, but make sure you have a plan just in case...

Libra1975 · 30/10/2008 09:37

If this was your first DC then I would say don't go as you don't know how you will feel. However this is your second DC therefore you should know if you could cope with the trip or not (as someone has already said I would skip the theatre enjoy the meal out and then go back to the hotel and enjoy each other and sleep well for the last time in probably a while!)

However booking this is also a good way to guarantee you go into labour early

kiLLf · 30/10/2008 09:38

each of my three babies arrived 'to order'. By that I mean they arived when I felt safe (dh available, at home, no loose ends). Like Romy's story - think you'd subconciously hold on for home - so you've a relatively small chance of delivering away from home turf.

As for small talk - how you'll long for some small talk that's not about small people soon...

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