https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:08:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms/page/2#post-133383 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:30:06 +0000 ktdid23 133383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I delivered 2 weeks early - my water broke at 4:15am on it's own &amp; contractions started about 15 minutes later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms/page/2#post-133381 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:23:58 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 133381@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>40 weeks, 5 days :-( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-133321 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:50:55 +0000 runsyellowlites 133321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was induced 2 days after my due date after a day of prodromal labor with DS...</p> <p>This go round I had DD 12 days after my due date, I am against induction unless something like a bpp or nst showed it medically necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-133310 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:42:17 +0000 pastemoo 133310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm amazed at how many stories have people 1-2 weeks late. At 41 weeks, (if I got that far) I would be induced--the military hospital won't allow him to stay inside after 41 weeks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-133298 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 14:27:03 +0000 obxwife 133298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My baby boy was 3 days past due. I was so hoping he'd come early but he wasn't done cookin! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-133175 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:13:51 +0000 skibobrown 133175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Almost all of our friends have delivered late with their first babies... most have been very late (like 1-2 weeks late). But I was sure throughout my entire 3rd trimester that our baby was going to buck the trend and arrive early. In the end I started going into labor 5 days before her due date, and she was born 2 days before her due date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-133115 Sun, 22 Apr 2012 06:17:36 +0000 pastemoo 133115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: wow!<br /> @Navy_Mommy: really? sounded really tough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-129535 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:04:41 +0000 regberadaisy 129535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: me too re: the early votes!</p> <p>I'm 38 wks + 4days so we'll see! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-129485 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 09:50:07 +0000 Navy_Mommy 129485@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Haha, what's weird is looking back it wasn't THAT bad; I'm gonna do an "after the fact" post sometime soon with my thoughts on all that though </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crazy-labor-dreams#post-129092 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:02:08 +0000 chopsuey 129092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had lots of labor dreams. Had dreams of pushing too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-129074 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:24:30 +0000 winniebee 129074@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm surprised by how many *early* votes there are!</p> <p>I haven't given birth yet but almost all of my first time mommy friends went early! In the last year, two went one month month early (one was induced b/c of medical issues), two went 2 weeks early, one went 1 week early, one went a few days early, one went on her due date, and one went a week late. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-129067 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:08:23 +0000 looch 129067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>6 days late </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/crazy-labor-dreams#post-129058 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 05:39:11 +0000 pastemoo 129058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have lots of labor dreams---most of them involve me ignoring the contractions because it's "just another normal sign of pregnancy" so i ignore it and don't go to the hospital and then accidentally have the baby somewhere weird like the movie theater, or in the car driving home from work, or something like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-129031 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:21:54 +0000 Red 129031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 days early </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-129030 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:12:07 +0000 mediagirl 129030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: yeah, your birth story? Horrors. I hope you're all doing much better now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128911 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:23:08 +0000 mom2b2agirl 128911@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At almost 36 weeks, i cant imagine going late. I am READY!!!! Lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128900 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:16:18 +0000 cupcakemama 128900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 6 days late.</p> <p>Funny that most on here went early. Most of my friends were late with their first and my OB said his patients tended to go 4 days over with their first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128894 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:11:06 +0000 calsmom 128894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 38 weeks, and my Dr said I have at least 2 more weeks left. Our son is in no rush to come out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128874 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:47:36 +0000 KT326 128874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 37w 5d when I delivered. And my water broke on its own. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128791 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:11:11 +0000 Rubies 128791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave birth four days after my due date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128790 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:10:11 +0000 lavender 128790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 3 days past my due date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128768 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:44:28 +0000 Navy_Mommy 128768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were about a week early...but I also developed a bladder infection that may have helped kick me into labor... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128767 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:43:08 +0000 Mrs.M57 128767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks like everyone has had pretty mixed experiences, I am hoping on maybe making it to 39( crosses fingers!), past 40 just seems so long to wait to meet my little one! oh well, i keep trying to tell myself she'll come when she's ready, and as long as I have her in my arms at the end of it all it doesn't matter *positive thoughts* </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128761 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:34:06 +0000 Mrsbells 128761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MommyGinger: Awww hang in there. I almost know how you feel since I'm a few days behind you </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128708 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:31:02 +0000 Mrs. Bee 128708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know they say first babies are usually late, but in my circle almost everyone gave birth early. Charlie came on his due date. My ob says it's 50/50 in her experience. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128694 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:13:11 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 128694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs.M57: My doctor said that most of her firs-time mom patients deliver at 39 weeks. However, I also go to a high risk specialist so most of her patients are dealing with something like high BP, GD, birthing multiples, etc.</p> <p>My Le Leche League book says that the average first-time mom delivers six to eight days after her due date. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128690 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:05:21 +0000 MegWag 128690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My water broke 7 days before my due date and I delivered 2 days later. I actually would have been happy to go a bit overdue... oh well :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128678 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:55:24 +0000 lemondrop 128678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>39 weeks, 1 day, soooo happy not to go late! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128675 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:52:24 +0000 banana 128675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1 month early! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-for-first-time-moms#post-128604 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:06:46 +0000 sulli301 128604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was one day early :) </p>