My labor spontaneously began at 38+5 with my daughter and I'm currently impatiently waiting for baby #2 at 38+2. I don't feel like this baby is coming out anytime soon so I'm afraid I might be waiting awhile...
How did your delivery dates compare?
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Kid #1: induced at 39+6
Kid #2: spontaneous labor at 38+2
Kid #3: spontaneous labor at 37+2 -
38+6 for DD1
40+5 for DD2It felt like an eternity because everyone said I would go even earlier !
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#1 - 37+5
#2 - 38+5Luckily that week didn't feel too long, I had prodromal labor for a couple day prior so I knew he was probably coming soon.
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#1: labor augmented at 40 +9
#2: spontaneous labor at 40 +4Good luck!! The "hurry up and wait" part of pregnancy is so hard.
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I don't know how you guys know down to the day haha.
#1 - Induced at 39 weeks due to GD
#2 - Natural/spontaneous labor 37 weeks -
Induced early with #1. Spontaneous labor started with both 2 & 3 on my due date.
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#1: induced at 42 weeks
#2: spontaneous labour at 39+5
#3: tbd in two months. Hopefully like #2!I know two people who went on their due date/ a few days early with #1 and then went 5+ days overdue with #2.
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@charm55: Oh man - I don't think I can handle another two weeks of pregnancy! Everyone has been telling me I'll go even earlier this time also and I have a feeling that's not going to happen.
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#1 spontaneous labor at 40+2 (did have a sweep at 40+1)
#2 spontaneous labor at 40+6 (had a sweep that afternoon but was already in early labor)Those extra days were an eternity but I had an extremely smooth, fast labor so I'm hindsight I would deal with the extra days again hands down
Eta my midwives all agreed that it's 50\50 that you'll go later with your second rather than earlier
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I think evidencebasedbirth.com says that your 2nd labor statistically is most likely to start 5 days earlier than your 1st labor.
Mine was 2 weeks earlier.
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LO#1 spontaneous labor at 40w+5
LO#2 spontaneous labor at 41wThey're similar, but I felt those two extra days for real! I also did not elect for a membrane sweep with my first and had two with my second so I'm not sure if I would have gone even longer without that. Thankfully I didn't since there was meconium in my fluid when my water broke before contractions started the second time. First time, water didn't break until I was pushing.
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Love the info! I went into spontaneous labor with #1 at exactly 38 weeks. I think that was the perfect time - Full Term but not expecting it so I didn’t have the dreaded wait at the end. Hoping Baby #2 follows a similar pattern, although I’m sure I’ll be doomed to go way later because when do we ever get the labor we want?
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I went into labour at 37+6! I had no warning. No Braxton hicks or anything.
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So interesting that the majority went later with #2! Seems like the prevailing theory is that second kids come earlier on average.
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Earlier for me but only a few days.
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First baby came at 40 +1, second at 38 +3.
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I went into labor three days earlier with #2. My first was born at 40+3, and my second on my due date.
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2 weeks earlier with #2 40w6d vs 38w6d
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LO1: spontaneous labor at 39+3 (delivered 39+4)
LO2: induction for postdates at 40+5
No idea what's in the cards for LO3! -
First baby 37w & second was 36w - no issues either time, they were just in a hurry
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LO1: 38+2 completely out of the blue
LO2: 39+6 after a membrane sweep because I couldn’t stand waiting any longer after everyone assured me I’d go early again. -
Lo1: 41 + 1 weeks. Induced. Ended in csection.
Lo2: 37 +6 weeks. Spontaneous super fast labor. So fast that they didn’t have time to give me epidural. So med free birth.
Lo3: 41+1 already dilated at 5cm. Induced at lowest dosage possible (bc I had previous csec, induction wasn’t technically allowed but my doctor did it anyway). Had an epidural, natural delivery.I voted yes and no. My lo2 came super fast after first took forever. But then my third was just as slow. Lo 1 and 3 are girls so only the boy was spontaneous early labor.
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DD1 was born on her due date. DD2 was induced at 41 weeks after I begged for an induction and finally qualified for one. Otherwise I think she might've never come out.
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Kid 1: spontaneous (stalled, required induction) at not quite 37
Kid 2: spontaneous, fast and furious at 39 (after membrane sweep at my OB)
Kid 3: induced around 37 -
My first I was induced at 37+2 for cholestasis.
My 2nd I went into labor fast and furious at 36 weeks on the nose. I often wonder if I went into labor so early because I was induced at 37 weeks the first time. -
All my labors were spontaneous.
#LO1: 39+2 water broke and contractions began, entire labor from water breaking to baby in arms was 29 hours.
#LO2: 39+3 water broke and contractions began, entire labor from water breaking to baby in arms was 4 hours.
#LO3: 38+5 started with contractions, water broke 5 mins before delivery, active labor was about 2 hours.Eeeeek you are so so close!
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My first labor started on 41+3 and he was born on 41+4.
My twins were induced on 37+2. They were born about 11 hours after we started the pit drip.
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I was induced with both. My son I had labor signs the day of induction. He was my first. My daughter (second baby) was stubborn and never showed signs.
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LO #1 born at 39 weeks (induced but water broke at 38+6)
LO #2 born at 40+1
LO #3 ?? Not sure yet!! Currently 37 weeks!!
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First kid: 39+5 (one day before due date)
Second kid: 38+3 (11 days before due date) -
Welp, I’m 38+5 and no sign of baby so I guess add me to the later camp!
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I didn't vote in the poll, but I went into spontaneous labour at 38w1d with my first, and was induced at exactly 38 weeks with #2, so I guess it would have been the same or later!
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