Active discussions

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Pregnancy

Talk about every stage of pregnancy, from early symptoms to preparing for birth.

Original poster

Where were you when you went in to labour?

71 replies

CherryLips1980 · 27/03/2015 17:13

And/or what were you doing?

With DD I was supposed to be being induced but in the end she decided to come without encouragement but fairly speedily, so it was just as well I was in hospital already!

Am now 36+3 with #2 and wondering how s/he will make his/her appearance, especially having dreamt last night that I was in labour!

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Roobix04 · 27/03/2015 17:20

Booked in for an induction on the Sunday but my waters broke on Saturday morning. Went for a check up at the hospital and they decided to keep me in even though contractions hadn't started cos dd's heart rate was fast. So hospital.

Allstoppedup · 27/03/2015 17:21

Hospital here too! Induction ward! Grin

ThatBloodyWoman · 27/03/2015 17:23

1st time things went tits up before I even went into labour and I had to have an emcs.
Second time I was at home and woke up when my waters broke.

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 27/03/2015 17:24

At home

At home

At home.

I'm dull Grin

TheEagle · 27/03/2015 17:27

In bed at home. It was 5am and I got a sudden pain and thought I was about to have diarrhoea.

Rushed well, waddled really out to the loo and my waters broke and I had a bloody show.

I was 39+1

Currently 32+5 with DC 2 & 3 and whilst it's way too early to want to be in labour, I cannot wait to have these babies safely out

anothernumberone · 27/03/2015 17:29

Induction
In bed
In bed

On number 3 I just went back to sleep for the rest of the night after my waters went. No sense hanging around the labour ward for the night.

Kraggle · 27/03/2015 17:30

In bed asleep. First contraction woke me up!

nochocolateforlentteacake · 27/03/2015 17:38

Watching Newsnight.

SantasFavouriteHo · 27/03/2015 17:42

First one was induced so.in hospital (watching 'my big fat gypsy wedding' on the tiny tv)
Second one was a home birth so in the kitchen getting clean pants!

MsNamechange15 · 27/03/2015 17:43

Nc'd as this would definitely out me.

I was a bar singer and my waters broke mid gig on stage Grin

weeblueberry · 27/03/2015 18:04

That's amazing msnamechange Grin

Mine went as I was brushing my teeth. I was naked so it seemed a bit like Niagra Falls because there were no knickers to catch them lol.

33goingon64 · 27/03/2015 18:14

I'd just sat down to watch Kirstie and Phil after a day clearing out the basement, taking things to the tip and doing a full supermarket shop. Think DS was waiting for me to stop and bloody well sit down (he's 4 now and nothing's changed).

Newyearsunresolutions · 27/03/2015 18:20

My first was at home, contractions started about 5pm, my waters didn't break, went to hospital at 9am and he was born by emergency c section later that afternoon after he showed signs of distress.

Second I turned over in bed and felt a pop, I'd just had a brand new mattress so got up really quickly and sat on the toilet. I hadn't finished packing my hospital bag so did that and got to hospital 2hrs later, he was born 2 hours after that.

disneymum3 · 27/03/2015 18:23

DC 1+2 at home

DC3 I was at work, it was my last day before I went on maternity leave

gaahhnonicknamesleft · 27/03/2015 18:26

Dc1, in bed
Dc2, lying on dc1's floor while he went to sleep (doing gradual withdrawal, had got as far as just my feet sticking in the room)

HeyMicky · 27/03/2015 18:28

PILs house. Waters went spectacularly, all over the guest bed and carpet Blush

Had to drive home down the M1 in a towel nappy Grin

alittleegglayonaleaf · 27/03/2015 18:30

A seemingly common one as I read the other posts so far - waters broke in bed, 5 am

CoodleMoodle · 27/03/2015 18:47

Pretty much the same as you with your DD! I had pre eclampsia and was sent to hospital by the midwife at my 41wk appointment! They said DD had to come out, but I went into labour whilst waiting for induction.

To be honest I think I'd been in labour for a few hours, or even a day or so.

GoooRooo · 27/03/2015 18:49

My waters went at 3am when I was 37 + 1. I was asleep and woke up thinking I'd wet the bed! I didn't progress so was induced the next day.

ginmakesitallok · 27/03/2015 18:49

With both DDS at home in bed. Never had the waters breaking thing. With dd1 waters broke as she was born, with dd2 it was just a trickle, which mW refused to believe was my waters.

Mrscog · 27/03/2015 20:25

Climbing the stairs to go to bed at 10pm, had a massive contraction. Decided not to say anything to DH as it could be ages. Couldn't get to sleep as they were 5 mins apart, and then woke DH up at 12.30am when my waters broke in bed.

Currently 36+6 and wondering similar about this time!

Happyyellowcar · 27/03/2015 20:29

In bed
In bed
In bed!
Two times woke up in the morning and labour had already started and the other one I woke up at 2amish and was in labour.

HungryDam · 27/03/2015 21:13

In bed.

Patatas · 27/03/2015 21:17

In hospital being induced, mw broke my waters. Quite pleased they didn't go at home given the volume, me, mw, dh and bed all had to get changed Grin.

berrypicking · 27/03/2015 21:31

I was at home! It started two hours after a sweep.