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Childbirth

What time did you go into labour?

62 replies

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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Starofbethlibbhem · 11/12/2004 20:12

mine was just as I was gearing up for bedtime, it was 11ish at night (I recall feeling quite indignant about it)

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wickedwinterwitch · 11/12/2004 20:13

Ds: started about 6am, gave birth at 2.30pm
dd: Started 3pm ish, gave birth at 10.15pm
But I think middle of the night is far more common!

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aBeanInaManger · 11/12/2004 20:14

I wish it had started in the morning, I might have got some sleep! mine started at about 10-11pm, just as I was going to bed, so I got no sleep that night, and haven't really had a nights sleep since.

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WhizzzYouAMerryXmas · 11/12/2004 20:14

I was up & about but it went on all night ! I remember watching the Olympic sailing (never did understand the rules) from Oz (2000 baby) at 2am in agony on the sofa frantically zapping the button on my Tens machine. DH had gone to bed !

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AimsmumTheRedNoseReindeer · 11/12/2004 20:17

Wizzyouamerryxmas - i also had labour pains during the 2000 olympicsSmile. Started 9.00am on the thursday had dd 10.00am on the friday

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WhizzzYouAMerryXmas · 11/12/2004 20:25

AimsmumTheRedNoseReindeer - at least there was something to watch on TV at 2am. We went into hospital at around 3am !! I had been up all that night & ds was born at 8.30 pm that day - so nooooo sleep at all ! What a fun night that was !

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Distracted · 11/12/2004 20:26

6 am in morning with first db (induced 2nd time).

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janeyjinglebops · 11/12/2004 20:30

About 5 pm with ds and born at 2.19 am.

Was induced with dd at 9 pm on Weds and born at 11.23 am on the Friday!!!

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Hayls · 11/12/2004 20:36

I was woken by my waters breaking at 3.20am, dd born at 00.25 next day

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OnZephyrstdayofXmas · 11/12/2004 20:48

mine started with dd at 3am on xmas day Shock I didnt have her till 4pm though

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Gobbledigoose · 11/12/2004 20:51

DS1 - never did, induced Sad
DS2 - 4am, born at 9.45 am Smile
DS3 - 2am, born at 4.45 am Smile

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blueteddy · 11/12/2004 20:53

Both of my labours started in the early hours of the morning, but I don't know the exact time of either, just that they were very early am & kept me awake!

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GingerBells · 11/12/2004 20:53

My waters broke at 9am - I was having a lie in and thought that I had wet the bed! DD didn't arrive until 26 hourrs later though Sad

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Bellie · 11/12/2004 20:55

mine started at 9pm on a Friday night and I gave birth to dd at 1.13pm the next day so never got any sleep.

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winterwombaland · 11/12/2004 20:55

Labour started at 01.30am Wednesday and my ds was born 28 hours later at 05.30am Thursday

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bottle · 11/12/2004 20:57

2am full blown and bubba not born until 5am the follwing day, v unusual for it to go on so long, without the docs mw said likely another 2 days... still loved it in a crazy way

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dinny · 11/12/2004 20:57

dd - started at about 5pm she was born at 11.20pm.
ds started at 10.30pm, he was born at 04:20am.

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emMerryChristmastmg · 11/12/2004 20:59

Ds1=very mild pains started at about 7am. Proper timed pains at 8pm. He was born at 1:16pm the following day

Ds2=12:20pm, he was born at 3:45am
Ds3=Waters broke at midnight a few pains for a and hour or so. Started again at 4am and he was born at 6:45am

I'd love to know what it felt like to labour and give birth after a full night sleep.

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MaryChristmas · 11/12/2004 21:05

Spontanious waters breaking and contractions 12.30 am, gave birth 4.25 pm with forceps and NO epidurial.

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Gobbledigoose · 11/12/2004 21:15

OWWWWW!

My mum did the same with me!! She was screaming and begging apparently! Weren't you Jools?

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kid · 11/12/2004 21:19

with DD my waters went at 7am (wed) and she was eventually born 1:20am (fri) by emerg c-section
DS was born by c-section at 10am, very convenient!

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acnebride · 11/12/2004 21:44

waters went at 4 pm after a 3 pm sweep, ds born 11.15 pm. perfect really. think the missing night of sleep thing sounds horrible.

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oooggs · 11/12/2004 21:49

Waters went 3.30am on Wednesday and DS born 3.44am on Thursday

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Tommy · 11/12/2004 22:02

DS1 - was induced - went into hospital 2pm Wednesday, DS1 born at 11.44pm Thursday Sad
DS2 started labour 9pm, was born at 11.10pm Smile

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Spacecadetiscomingtotown · 11/12/2004 22:13

dd1 started at 2am in the morning and she was born at 7.05pm
ds1 I was induced, waters broke at 7.30 pm and he was born at 11.15pm!
ds2 induced again went into labour at 3am and he was born at 9.45am
dd2 induced again waters broke at 6am, was told not in labour, at 7 am they changed their minds and whizzed me delivery and she was born at 8.30 a,m!!dh nearly missed it, he arrived at hospital with 20 mins to spare!!

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