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When did you go into labour + how long was it / holiday late pregnancy

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Justabitdaftoroutrightnuts · 08/07/2023 15:21

Currently have a holiday planned for when I'll be 37-38 weeks with second child.

UK based so no insurance / flights etc. Also family property so no cancellation issues etc.

Only concerns are the travel (300 miles / 5.5 hours in good traffic), plans for dd if I were to go into labour while there. (Staying half an hour from the nearest hospital.)
And obviously then car seat, hospital bag, long drive home with a newborn - LOTS of stops.

Possible that family member could drive to us to look after dd, but that would obviously be a big ask (although we're confident they would do it if needed, but whether it would take too long is the unknown).

DD was induced and dragged out at 42 weeks after a 2 day labour.

Help us decide if we're a bit daft or outright nuts for potentially doing this!

When did you go into labour and how long did it take?

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Justabitdaftoroutrightnuts · 08/07/2023 22:44

TheLassoWay · 08/07/2023 20:41

Asking other women when they went into labour and how long it took will give you nothing more than random anecdotes that do not create any form of evidence to suggest whether or not you will or won’t go into labour during the holiday (or indeed on the journey).

The only purpose your question serves is to seek out a number of anecdotes that match what you hope to happen so your confirmation bias will tell you it’ll probably be fine. In reality, as you know, no one can predict when and how quickly your baby will arrive.

I'm not looking for anything to confirm any bias either way, just nice to hear other people's experiences.
I know it doesn't tell me what my experience will be.

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Justabitdaftoroutrightnuts · 08/07/2023 22:45

Cindy1802 · 08/07/2023 20:59

Have you have 2 due date babies?! if so, I hope you play the lottery 😆

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