When did you give birth? (Naturally)
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Topic: When did you give birth? (Naturally)
Posted By: ChikkyD
Subject: When did you give birth? (Naturally)
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 10:14am
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When i was pregnant, i was telling a friend of a friend at a party how i was terrified of going into labour while DF was at work as he was out of cellphone coverage. She told me that it was an natural instinct for women to give birth at night as thousands of years ago there were less predators around at night and that i shouldn't worry!
And wadda ya know, I went into labour in the evening and gave birth around 5 in the morning 
I bumped into this girl the other day and was reminded of this.. needless to say she said I told you so! So just out of curiosity I'm wondering who else out there, who went into labour on there own accord (no inductions.. or c sections!)gave birth at night? Is this a fact or was she just talking a load of jibber jabber?! -------------   
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 10:35am
| Both times started in the early hours of the morning - 2am and 5am - and gave birth before lunch time - 10:59am and 9am |
Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 10:38am
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I went into labour both times during the day but both boys were born at night or early hours of the morning. -------------   
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Posted By: EmDee
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 10:52am
With 1 & 2 early labour started at 11pm at night. #1 was born just before 10pm the following night and #2 9.20am that morning. With #3 labour started at 5 or 6am and he was born just before lunch that day  ------------- DS 8 DD 6 DS 4 DD 2 |
Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 11:03am
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My waters broke at 12am and contractions started at 1am, but I didn't have him until 2.30pm -------------  
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Posted By: bopmum
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 11:13am
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Interesting!! My waters broke at 11.30pm but didn't have him until 3.45pm! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 11:48am
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I was in labour for a full 24 hours including early labour she was born at 6.10am, it was a full moon and I had heard it quite common for mothers to have their babies when there is a full moon. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 11:50am
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Had my first contraction at 9pm, Bubs was born at 10am the next day. -------------   
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Posted By: Red
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 12:45pm
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Went into Labour about 1pm and had bubs just after 7pm. So no middle of the night stuff here. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 12:50pm
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DD doesn't count as I was induced, but DS water broke at 1am and he was born at 5am. ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Mum2ET
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 1:39pm
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#1 started at midnight (but didn't give birth until 5pm the next day) #2 started at 3am and gave birth at 8.30am , so both times started in the middle of the night. For me I took it for granted that I would go into labour in the middle of the night- don't know why, I just also assumed I would. ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 1:47pm
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#1, first labour pangs at 4am, laboured over the day & ended up going to hospital at 10pm & had her at 2am.
#2, waters broke at 11.30pm he was born at 5am. I hope like hell that the same thing happens again this time, I like that closeness/privacy of the night. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Shelt
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 1:50pm
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My waters broke at 10.30pmish, contracted through the night then it eased off during the day. Went into active labour about 6pm and had her at 3.30am. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 3:28pm
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My MW with DD said it was common for labour to start during the night, but obviously it depended how long it went as to when bub would be born.
My labour with DD started at 9am and finished when she was hauled out at 1pm the next day. My labour with #2 is going to start any minute now... right?!  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Stoked
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 4:07pm
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Waters broke at 2am
Early labour started 7am Full labour at 11.30am Born at 5.35pm. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: TheKelly
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 5:05pm
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Both Ty and C I went into labour at midday,my contractions started with a definite "sh*t this is it" intensity
C was born at 9:07pm that night,Ty was born at 3:44am the next morning. Mila..well Im pretty sure my body was doing SOMETHING all day,but the contractions,if thats what you can even call them weren't terribly painful...so really I went into labour around 9:20pm and she was born at 11:41pm I myself was born at 11:22 am ------------- 
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Posted By: pudgy
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 6:17pm
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Both times contractions started at 1am. Dd was born @ 1.15 pm ds was orn at 10.50 pm . , ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: 1st_Time_Preggies
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 6:35pm
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Interesting topic! I went into labour with DS at midday and he was born at 4pm So bucking the trend obviously
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 8:18pm
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Waters broke at 9pm and she was born 8pm the next day. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 8:46pm
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1st_time_Preggies, I was almost the same, started at 12:30pm, baby out at 4:31pm.
I did lose my plug/show the previous night and felt a little crampy all night and fine once the sun came up though. I wonder if it's instinctive as in you want to give birth in the cover of darkness or if it's because you're most relaxed then? I had just put DD1 to bed for an afternoon nap and relaxed on the couch when things suddenly began. Can't say I ever really felt relaxed at night with restless legs etc when pregnant -------------   
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Posted By: MrsEmma
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 9:18pm
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With DS my waters broke at 8.30pm, contractions started within an hour and he was born at 3.50pm the following day.
With DD they broke at 8pm and contractions again started within an hour, she was born at 5.31am ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: dino1
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 9:34pm
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Went into labour around midnight water broke around 6.40am she was born at 7.09am. I was also told that you are more likely to go into labour at night ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: MrsMJD
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 9:43pm
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Early labour started about 10am, established labour about 6pm, waters broke at 11.30pm and delivered at stupid o'clock in the morning aka 2.42am. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: kandk
Date Posted: 06 October 2011 at 9:45pm
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DS - started at 7am, arrived at 8pm
DD - started at 3am, arrived at 7am So a bob each way!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 8:24am
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Not me, waters broke at 7am and wen't into proper labour around 2pm, had a hitch delivering and was in active labour for a very long time, delivered 6am the next day. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: red1
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 10:58am
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Went into full labour late in the evening and DS arrived at 4.49am, had been getting pains for several nights previous, but what was really weird was there was no pain at all during the day they always started at night when I was lying in bed!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: TansP
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 3:23pm
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Went into labour naturally with DS in the morning. Pains were mild and managed to clean the house, walk the dog etc. Established labour at 11pm that evening. DS arrived 5am the following morning.
Had my waters broken for DD at 11am (well overdue!). She arrived at 3pm that day. ------------- 
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Posted By: SethsMama
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 3:48pm
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Waters broke at 9pm, straight into active labour.
DS was born at 7:58am. I think it's actually horrible going into labour at bedtime, I was so exhausted by the time I had to push I was asking them to just pull him out! I'd had enough. ------------- 
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Posted By: mollycat
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 4:02pm
I was an oddity too 
Had no signs when suddenly waters broke at 1.30pm and DS was here at 5:35pm the same day. ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com"> 
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Posted By: Panda289
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 4:30pm
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first contractions at 4am, established labour roughly around 1-2am the next night and he was out 12.27pm.
I was pretty exhausted too, having no sleep since that first contraction.. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Kalimirella
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 7:28pm
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No 1 (was an induction but it didn't start labour)
Waters broke and labour started at 1:10am she was born at 4 am no2, was in early labour from 6am but nothing really happened till 1am the next night/morning when my waters broke, she was born at 1:58am ------------- Kiara is 3 and Teagan is 2, now we're expecting our long awaited 3rd! http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: SquishysMum
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 7:31pm
| Both times started getting niggly about 9-10pm, DD1 waters broke 2am and contractions started, born 2pm. DD2, labour started 2.30am, born 5am. |
Posted By: kandk
Date Posted: 07 October 2011 at 9:16pm
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my mum told me that with me she saw the gynaecologist at 4pm who told her everything was looking fine and he would see her next week - I arrived by 7pm!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bexta
Date Posted: 08 October 2011 at 10:33am
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Interesting! I had also heard that it was more common for babies to be born over night or during the early hours of the morning (I was born at 5:55am)!
Went into labour with DD at 10:20pm and she was born 6:39pm the following evening. Agree with SethsMama - I was knackered by the time it came to push! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: millymollymandy
Date Posted: 08 October 2011 at 12:42pm
| I kicked off at midnight both times. Both girls were born around breakfast time! Its nice and quiet at night no distractions, so i found it pretty good for labour. |
Posted By: Two_Puddle_Ducks
Date Posted: 09 October 2011 at 9:14am
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DS1 = started 9pm finished 11pm three nights later!
DS2 = Start 9am finished 9am 24hrs later. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 09 October 2011 at 3:12pm
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#1 - Contractions at 6am (after a day or two of pre-labour pains), born that same day at 1:34pm.
#2 - Waters broke at 3am, contractions started 12 hours later, born 2 hours after that at 5:13pm. ------------- 
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Posted By: _Soda_
Date Posted: 10 October 2011 at 3:14pm
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my DD was 13 days overdue, waited to go into labour naturally. was woken by my first contractions at 3.30am on the 5th January, active labour by 6pm that night and DD was born at 3am on the 6th :) my waters didnt break until i was pushing.. so all up a 24 hour labour, but 9 hours officially recorded (active labour with timeable contractions) ------------- My little miracle 6/1/2011 My angel in Heaven 9/5/14 http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: RachelBerry
Date Posted: 10 October 2011 at 4:19pm
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My first I had no signs at all in the lead up. First contraction was 10pm and he was born just after 3am that night.
The second, contractions started at 9pm and she was born just gone 1am that night. I was born at 7pm |
Posted By: NovemberMum
Date Posted: 11 October 2011 at 12:23pm
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#1 went into labour around 10am born 6:12am the next morning
#2 went into labour around 9pm born 5:45(or was it 5:15 cant remember now lol) the next evening. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mrsm
Date Posted: 11 October 2011 at 7:51pm
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DD: Labour started at 9pm, born 10:10am next day
DS: Waters broke 11am, active labour at 4pm, born 7:30pm that night one of each ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: escadachic
Date Posted: 12 October 2011 at 11:18pm
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DD#2.
Went into labour naturally. Waters broke 6:30am. Contractions gradually increased throughout the day. Had her just before 5pm. -------------   
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Posted By: elwood
Date Posted: 22 October 2011 at 6:13pm
I started going into labour in the morning and gave birth just after 1pm, was great timing really- had a great sleep the night before, woke up refreshed then had a baby a few hours later! 
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Posted By: CJsays
Date Posted: 22 October 2011 at 10:12pm
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I first went into labout at 3am in the morning (went to hospital and they gave drugs to hold it off as i was 29 weeks) then 4 days later went into labout again 8pm giving birth 8.50am next morning! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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