What time of day did you go into labour?!

3.30am here, got to hospital at 4am

1am, rang MW around 6amish and was at the hospital within an hour after that.

My first: 10am waters broke, went to hospital after ringing my midwife at Noon who told me to get my butt there as i was only just 36weeks. Personally i would have been happy at home until around 11pm but needed antibiotics. Son born 4.48am

My second: 10am started feeling odd contraction. Around 1pm knew things were moving along. Went to birthing unit just after midnight midnight. Established 3am (4cms). Born 5am.

Next one will hopefully be a home birth. My advice would be head off when you are ready. Don't wait for your contractions to be the set pattern (i think they say 3mins apart and lasting over 1min before you head to hospital) as my contractions with Kiara only ever got to 40secs and 4mins apart, although at the very end (10mins before birth) no one was timing. I asked my friend to time because i was pretty sure i had really short contractions.

My mw got me to come to hosp because waters had broken, but my contractions never got regular until the rest of my waters were broken so I agree with Angel4, go when you are ready and make it clear you are ready. But do hold off until it is really unbareable iygwim.

First time i went into labour at 12.30pm, headed to hospital at around 2pm in active labour, she came out at 4.12pm.

Second time i went into labour at 2.30am infrequent, not too painful contractions and headed to hospital at 3am, active labour started around 3.30am and she popped out at 3.38am.



Edited by Kicker

#1 started in the morning, was latent and not getting stronger through the day. Went to hospital 8pm she was born by c/s at 4.07am

#2 first contraction was around 4pm but was pretty slow again went to the hospital at 7am (stalled at 5cms for 6hrs when i got there) and she was born at 8.24pm

#3 was 16 days overdue so had a stretch and sweep 24hrs later contractions started around 12pm, got more regular and midwife was called at 6pm and come to our house he was born at 12.43am at home.

#4 got gastroenteritis so i couldnt tell between contactions or stomach cramps but had a show at 9.30pm, niggles most of the night, midwife came over to check on me at 12.30pm did an internal and wham contractions started getting stronger, he was born at 2.51pm at home.

First niggles at about midnight, took 2 panadol and went to bed. Water broke at 2.30am, never went back to sleep (only 2 hours sleep, suck!). Called MW at 6.30 am so she'd have time to call her morning appointments, went to Birthcare at 8.30am. DD born at 2pm on the dot.

Both my babies labors started with painful , unmistakeable contractions , at midday .
Ha, I just realised that

2.30am on the Saturday, didnt have him until 1.03am the Monday! eeek!

In fact this time 2 years ago i was in labour and probably getting my epi about now

#1 was labour pains 4am sat, went to hospital 10pmish sat night & had her 2.30am sun.

#2 11.45pm thurs waters broke hospital at 4am & had him just after 5am.

No traffic either time but by god it felt forever first time around! Only was just around corner from hospital, definitely don't recommend being in back seat unless necessary.