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babybrain 
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 1:28pm |
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My count down is definitely on!!.... curious to know how many days before or after your due date your little one was born!! I know everyone is different.. but I'm curous never the less!! It's my first baby and I have been told it's likely I will go over 40wks.. although specialist has said I am carrying a biggish baby already.
Most people I know were induced with their first baby- so I know thats a possibility....
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 1:30pm |
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10 days early with #1 (induced for PE)
12 days early with #2 (natural but waters broke 4 days before he actually arrived)
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 1:35pm |
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By my dates I was on my due date, by what my MW thought my due date was I was a week early
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 1:46pm |
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I went 5 days overdue
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 1:59pm |
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I had been told too that #1 often is late but I was 2 weeks early.
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 2:09pm |
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I was 2 weeks early with #1.Hoping #2 might be the same.
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 2:10pm |
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the first often is late, its more uncommon for the baby to be born early , and 5% are born on their due date .
In saying that , there are plenty of exceptions to the rule and a lot of first time mums have their baby early .
As for mine , first was 8 days over, 2nd was 6 days over , and this one is due on the 8th , but im saying the 16th
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 2:12pm |
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Induced 11 days late. Big baby wouldn't engage so labour didn't come on naturally.
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 2:48pm |
I went 6 days overdue.
The best part about being overdue is the look on people's faces when they ask the age old question 'when are you due?' and you say 'today' 'yesterday' or 'last Thursday' it's priceless  Especially if you're in a supermarket, shopping mall etc. and they look at you like you're about to have the baby right their in their shop.
ETA - I almost want to go overdue with my next so I can do it again lol
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:08pm |
I was 1 week early when waters broke and she was born 6 days before due date. In saying that I am rather small 5'2 and 52kg so MW didn't think I would have a baby bigger than 7 lbs and if I did it would be a difficult birth 
I honestly thought I would be 2 weeks late so was rather shocked/annoyed bout being early!
Anyway she was early but I was 5 days late for my mum who is same size and my baby was 2 oz heavier than I was, also my mum was a week early with my gran and was a bigger baby but she was breech and grans waters broke while the doc was trying to turn her.
DP was a couple of weeks early too but MIL water broke due to an infection.
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:11pm |
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Miss M was 6 days early!
My Bestie has had both her children ON their due date, what are the chances of that happening huh!
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:15pm |
DS was 8 days overdue and I ended up being inducted due to labour not progressing. I was prepared to go overdue, but in the end I was glad I was induced as I finally go to see my little man after 40 hours of labour
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:19pm |
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Induced 13 days early by my dates (11 days by my mw.. not sure why she was out by 2 days!).
Dont really mind with this one but with J I wanted him out from about 28 weeks LOL I did not enjoy that pg at all!
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:20pm |
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I was 12 days early. On my 4th day of being induced!
I had ridiculously high blood pressure (but NOT pre-eclampsia) so it was in my best interest that baby came out sooner rather than later (not even drugs were lowering my BP)
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:21pm |
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2 wks late going by the new date they gave me at the 12 wk scan. But if we had stuck with my orignal dates then he would have only been 2 days late.
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 4:58pm |
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#1 was 10 days late (induced ended in c/s)
#2 was 2 days late (normal birth at hospital)
#3 was 18 days late (homebirth)
#4 was 2 days early (homebirth)
Im currently 37wks but preparing to go overdue again.
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 5:10pm |
7 looooooooooong days late lol
Hoping this one will come on time hehe 
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 6:10pm |
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Caleb was 10 days late and 7lbs15oz, so pretty standard here!
I reckon if you count down to 42 weeks you won't be quite so annoyed when you go overdue. After all, 42 weeks is the longest they will usually let you go so that's a guaranteed date!
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 6:40pm |
#1 -2 days early
# 2 - 8 days late
next time I will definitely be counting down to 42 weeks instead of 40 weeks, as those 8 days overdue went by very,very slowly
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Posted: 12 July 2010 at 6:57pm |
#1 - 10 days early
#2 - still waiting......
MrsEmma - thats soo funny about peoples faces 
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