Just curious, who took you to the hospital when you were in labor? Your SO? Your mom? Did you drive yourself there?
I took a cabs and car service both times to get to the hospital, but that's pretty common being an expecting mom in NYC.
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DH drove and my mom was in the backseat.
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I drove myself with DH as passenger.
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DH drove me.
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@sera_87: oh wow, were your contractions very strong at that point?
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@SAHM0811: yes, although thankfully they were about 5 min apart & I was on the highway. I just lifted my foot off the gas & breathed through them.
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Dh drove me. But he had to stop through a drive thru first so I could eat!
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I could have drove myself. My contractions were strong and I felt great. The OB said I was close to 5cm and she felt my contractions and told me they were stronger than they felt and to go to the hospital. Otherwise: I felt OK!
DH took me and glad he did because I needed to get home with him obviously. -
DH drove and had to creeeeep over the speed bumps. My contractions were strong, long and close together!
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DH drove! My water broke at midnight and I got up and told DH that we were going to the hospital,
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Dh drove me.
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DH... I was in the middle of transition. Wasn't fun! The real kicker was I was laying back in the front seat & when we got there P had already dropped WAY more so I couldn't stand up for the longest! I think I had like 3-4 contractions in the parking lot before getting out of the car! lol
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Technically, I was wheeled to the hospital in a wheelchair! But it was from the doctor's office which is in a facility across the parking lot. DH drove me to the doctor's office
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My DH drove both times. The second time I really really wished I could have driven b/c he was driving SO SLOW on the freeway (he was going 60 in a 65 zone and I wanted him to be pushing 80) and I was 8 cm by the time I got into the hospital!
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Dh drove, I was getting induced though so I wasn't in labor.
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@T-Mom: omg wow! yeah second babies come faster! How long was your labor? I'm always scared to think of how fast a third baby would be!
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@SAHM0811: let's see.. got to the hospital around 8:30 or 9 pm, had DS right before midnight? Pretty short labor and delivery. Yeah, I think #3 would be super fast! I would probably switch hospitals since my hospital was over 30 minutes away.
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Dh drove. My water broke shortly after 3am. He stopped by McDonald's to get himself something to eat on the way. Who stops at McDonald's at that hour!?
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Dh.
We went in once to get checked out (and were told we could stay if we wanted but it wasn't necessary and I didn't want to!) and then 24 hours later I was still in labor and we went for real. I could not have driven myself...turned out I was 8 cm though, after 2 days! -
DH drove is there
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DH and I took a car service. (Another nyc'er here!)
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The first time my dad drove. Mom was in the passenger seat, DH and I were in the back seat. The second time, DH drove with me in the passenger seat and my mother sitting in the back.
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DH drove both times. My water broke, he drove. They sent us home, he drove back.
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for DS, DH drove. For DD, I drove myself BUT wasn't planning on being induced when I arrived
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DH drove-I was being induced, though
@sera-I can't believe you drove yourself!
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I drove, but neither of us thought we'd be having a baby that day! I'd called my OB because I didn't feel LO kicking much and she had me come in... So I drove, didn't take anything with me because I didn't think much of it. I felt silly for going in but it was good that I did! DH came a few hours later, once the dr said it'd be best to deliver.
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DH drove me.
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We took a taxi too! He was really nice too - I'll bet they get excited when they have passengers who are in labor!
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DH drove me. It was in the middle of the night.
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DH drove me both to the birth center and to the hospital when I transferred.
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We took a car service (also in NYC) and got stuck in HORRIBLE traffic on the FDR during morning rush hour. Worst drive of my life!
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DH and my mom met us there. I had a scheduled induction so it wasn't a mad rush to arrive.
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@Sweet T: haha I have to laugh because my DH would so stop to get HIMSELF food (or make himself a protein shake) before heading to the hospital.
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An ambulance... I had the nicest paramedics ever! They stopped by the next day in the hospital to meet the baby! I'm looking forward to having DH drive me next time around!
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My husband drove me both times, but I was driving shortly before leaving for the hospital. With my first, I was driving back to the office when my water broke; we left for the hospital about ana hour later. With my second, I drove to get my husband and I some lunch while we were waiting out the contractions; we left for the hospital about an hour later.
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DH drove me!
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I drove...but I wasn't in labor I was being induced.
I also drove us home but my DH can't drive so that's the norm for us lol -
DH took me
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DH drove. I wasn't in labor but I was having terrible abdominal pain from liver issues with HELLP syndrome. He pretty much had to scoop me up off the kitchen floor. It was so bad I was pretty sure we'd be coming home with a baby!
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I drove to be induced so I would be able to say that I drove to the hospital to have a baby!
@Pumpkinspice: Whoa, you drove home? Impressive!
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