First pregnancy when did you give birth?

[Nainer123]

I was just wondering with your first pregnancy how long before or after edd did your little bubbas come? And how long was your labour.

DD1 was born 7 days after her EDD...but I was in labour from Friday night and she was born on Monday morning (on and off contractions for days and was advised to stay at home until the contractions were more consistent and I was in "more pain"). I was 7cm dilated when I got to hospital. Vaginal birth, birthing pool for some of it but she was born on a bed. No gas and air or drug based pain relief.

DD2 born at home. 4.5 hours from first contraction to birth. Again, vaginal birth, no drug based pain relief.

Good luck OP!

40+6, 36 hours after waters broke, but "not in labour" apparently until I was having the urge to push and fully dilated. It took another 1,5 hours after that, as I was a little confused and had no idea what to do.

(Second time 40+5, woke up with some twinges at 5:30am, baby arrived by 10:30)

37+1
It took about 18 hours from first period type pain to delivery.

I was really glad he came naturally because I was due to be induced next day due to obstetric cholestasis (liver condition in pregnancy that gives very itchy hands and feet)

Due to early epidural which I requested, I can honestly say I didn't have hardly any pain and nothing more than bad period pains. I watched Pride and Prejudice on the laptop through 6 hours of it. Mr Darcy still looked good and the midwife enjoyed it with us too!

35 weeks

Thanks to the OP for asking this. I'm due 5 days before Christmas and would far rather baby to be here by the 25th! I suppose there's a chance.

I was 3 days late, if that affects at all!

i had my 1st at 36+3 after a 5hr labour he was 8lbs 3oz

42 weeks exactly, 42 hours from my first contraction, 32 hours from my waters going.

DS1: 40+2, first twinge to out about 21 hours
DS2: 40+1, he took about 14 hours but he was back to back and got stuck for a while. Thankfully he righted himself and I didn't need any intervention.

42 weeks, 14 hours, induced. First and last time I ever had pethidine, it made me high as a kite and I told everyone I could see angels outside the windows

On due date and 12-hour-long labour.

38 was exactly.

38 wks exactly

40+5 with 3 days of failed induction
Waters popped spontaneously, 2 hours 14 mins later had lo in my arms.

36.5 hours of active labour @ 40 weeks

DS was three weeks early. From waters breaking to his birth was seven hours.

Labour is grim, be ready, get an epidural

4 days after due date.

DS1 - 16 days over
A week in hospital with failed induction, 18 hr syntocin drip with spinal epidural, only got to 4 cm dilation, then emergency caesarean

Soooo glad I found this thread... I'm 41+2 right now and absolutely no signs at all that baby is contemplating coming out (teensy bit of completely colourless show on Sunday night, sorry tmi, nothing at all since then). Starting to feel like I'll always be pregnant!

39+2, a day of on-off contractions then 14 hours of actual labour.

No pain relief except for tens. Was fine apart from transition but pushing was such a relief

csa26 oh God! I don't know if I could handle that! I'm already ready to see him never mind going over. Hopefully you'll see your little one soon!!

Went into labour 7am yesterday, home birth with birthing pool and gas&air, he was out before 6pm HOWEVER: we've been in hospital since then because he's 9lb5oz and I had to go into theatre! Hopefully discharged soon if they think it's safe, only thing they're still concerned about it iron levels after the litre of blood loss yesterday...

csa26 congratulations!!! You're braver than me doing a home birth! I hope everything goes okay and you can get home and look after your little one!!

On my due date for first, then 3 days early with second, who knows for the third, due in 14 weeks.

38+4 but was induced due to pre-eclampsia.

Induction started 11:30am Friday, waters broken around 7am Sunday, birth via forceps 1am Monday. So nice and short process lol!!