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When my contractions were 2 minutes apart and 1 minute long. They were badddd. I was one of those people getting wheeled into labor & delivery and screaming.

I could never really figure out how to time. With my first they started out 20 min apart so I knew I had time but as they got closer I just got confused. Like that one was a more mild contraction, do I count it? And because the pain is like a wave the beginning and end of the contractions weren't always that noticeable, so I completely gave up on trying to calculate whether they were a min long. With my first I knew they were starting to get painful, then my water broke and they got really painful so we went in. With my second they just were right on top of each other to begin with and went from being meh to alright this sucks in about 20 min. So I guess I just went on pain both times. And both times got to the hospital at 6.5 and fully effaced.

I went to the hospital @1-2AM despite the doctor and doula telling us to wait until morning. I was puking (a sign of active labor) and my contractions were regular and intense (I couldn't talk through them). When I got to the hospital, I was 4 cm and I delivered by 7:55 AM. My advice is to trust your gut. I was feeling anxious about being home and that is when we left.

My instructions were, "When you are in the absolute worst pain of your life, don't call, just come in." It worked like a charm.

I made the mistake and I went in way too early. I was having contractions for about a full day already, and they were ranging between 5-10 minutes apart. Then overnight they go to be around 5-6 minutes apart, and I was so anxious, so I want to go in, I was at 4cm for the 2 weeks before, so when I got there I was 5 cm dilated. They ended up having to break my water......next time I plan on waiting until I'm in actual pain!

For my first labor I tried to go 5-1-1.. But like@Maysprout: I had so much trouble timing them!? Thy were kind of inconsistent and I had trouble gauging intensity. I called an said I think they might be 4-1-1 at around 4am.. Nurse said to come in.. But I waited a bit longer at 5am to wake hubby up.. As he was brushing his teeth and getting stuff ready I felt the urge to push so we rushed out panicking. Hurried to L&D and pushed baby out in 5 min!

For my second labor it was easier to time them.. It was definitely 4-1-1. I called again around 4am.. Hospital wanted me to wait an hour more or so?? I said "for my first labor I barely made it to te hospital. I'm sorry but I don't want to take chances and give birth in the car." Then she admitted all hospitals are packed that weekend (weekend for giving birth I guess!) but told me they'll make room for me. So I woke husband up, he called my mil so she could stay w my sleeping son. We were waiting for her packing our stuff when I just had a feeling it was close.. We left a key under te door and left. Didn't even make it to our hospital 15 min away we went to the county hospital 5 min away and she was crowning as I was being wheeled to L&D and was born right as we entered at 5;49am- less than 3 hour labor .

Moral of the story: it's nice to labor at home.. But if u suspect at all labor might be fast JUST GO SOON!!

I'm not really sure, I had been in labor for 24 hours, it was around 10pm or so when we left. I had called the hospital probably around 6 or 7pm and the midwife told me to stay home. My contractions were all over the place, some coming right on top of each other and then I would have a longer break. But I had been up since labor had started, was puking, couldn't sleep and was really starting to lose it. I made my husband call and they told us to come in. I was only 2 cm when I go there
They told me I could labor a while in triage and hooked me up to monitor me. I really have no idea what happened or why the decided to admit me (they never checked again before admitting) but all the sudden after prob 2 hours in triage the nurse comes in and is like so you want that epidural?

Anyway, my huge mistake was getting too excited by early labor and not sleeping when I definitely could have at that point I also didn't know anything about back labor (baby turned out to be posterior) and how it could cause irregular contractions, if I had know I might have handled the situation better and been able to stay home longer.

I was supposed to go as soon as I thought my water broke because I was GBS+ but I didn't know that lol. So, my water broke at 1 am and I went in around 9:30 am after waiting for my OB office to open to ask what I should do. Oops! I was 4cm when I got there and had DD at 5:30 pm.

I went to the hospital about three hours after I felt a pop and my water started leaking. I was in so much pain. I couldn't figure out how to time the contractions because it felt like they were right on top of each other (which later I would find out they were! Even the nurses were surprised at how quickly they were coming for a first labor). 6.5 hours after I got to the hospital I was 10cm, I labored down for an hour and then pushed for 3 hours.

When the contractions had been about 4 mins apart for a few hours and I wasn't able to talk through them anymore. Turns out I was only 2 cm so I could have stayed home longer but I changed about 1 cm per hour while at the hospital so they admitted me and I was able to start laboring in the tub which helped immensely.

When it hurt LOL

DD1: When my water broke
DD2: My contractions started at 2 min apart at 2am. We were out the door with our toddler by 4am

When my water broke. Contractions started at 4-5 minutes apart and never got closer. We both showered, had a cup of coffee, and walked the dog.

@mrsrain: Same! I wanted to be home as long as I could, but then ended up being in transition as we headed to the hospital. The drive over and waiting to be admitted in triage were excruciating.

I'd had timeable Braxton hicks for weeks. My water broke at 2:15 am, contractions got intense shortly after that, we got to the hospital just before 7am, baby was born just after 9am.

@sapphire: the not being able to talk through them was another rule I heard but even being in labor twice I have no idea what that means. I had semi mild contractions for 25 hours with my first and stayed home but even though they weren't terrible I never wanted to talk through them. At the same time I could talk through them and even when they were a lot more intense it might have been more yell talking but it's not like I ever lost my voice. I donno I couldn't figure that one out.

When I started bleeding.

With my first I got to 5-1-1 but they weren't that awful, so I called and the midwife suggested waiting until they were really intense. I did, headed in a few hours after that. Felt like it was good timing, had baby like 4 hours after arriving?

With my second if I had waited for 5-1-1 I would have had her at home. I called when the contractions were regular but not super painful, by the time the midwife called back I could hardly talk through them. Waited until Bil got there to watch the toddler and rushed to the hospital. Had baby about 45 minutes after parking. I was moaning loud through contractions so people would be pointing the way to labor and delivery as we turned the next corner.

@Baby Boy Mom: wow if I had done that both my children would have been born at home.

My water broke in the morning and when I called, they said to come in soon so that they could check me. Since I wasn't having contractions when I called though, they said to shower and eat breakfast first, so I did. Contractions started soon after though and by the time we headed in (about 1.5 hrs later), they were already maybe 5 minutes apart. By the time they got me into triage, they were coming every couple minutes. I was stuck in triage for several hours before getting a room in L&D. I got my epi, started pushing, and had my baby within like 3 hours of getting a room in L&D.

I went in at 4am after we weren't sure if my water broke or not, it had broken but it was a very slow leak, I started contractions in the car on the way.

I was admitted to the hospital at 1cm dilated because of the snowstorm outside and they didn't want to risk sending us home. Baby was born at 430pm

I called when the contractions were at 5-1-1 and I'd been having strong contractions for about 4 hours. The midwife on call said I could stay at home until I felt like I needed hospital grade pain meds. Lol. I went in when I reached that point and was 4 cm so I went back home for a few hours. When I went back I was 5 cm - had DD about 10 hours later.