If you went into labor on your own...(clicky poll)

mtngirl2007

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WonderRed

Is there a good reason for this poll?  You still have 10 1/2 hours to give birth exactly when I predicted.

Mrs.Greeko

Lucy - labor started around 11am.  She was born at 3:16pm.  Lexi - labor started at 4am. She was born at 6:36am.  Max - labor started at 8pm.  He was born at 10:57pm.  So morning, mid day, and evening.  But only when DH was around and it was "convenient" if that makes sense.  DH was there, my mom was around to take other kids if needed, traffic wasn't bad, etc.  my understanding is that most labors start in the night because hormone levels surge then.  Which makes sense because way way back when that would be when you were safe for the night and wouldn't be attacked by an animal or something...

ruby soho

Water broke at 1130pm

swinsto3

I had inconsistent but very noticeable contractions from about 1 pm on, but time-able, painful ones from about 9 pm. We went to the hospital at 2 am, got sent home at 5:30 am, water broke at 7 am, DD was born by emergency c at 9:10 am. I was at 8 centimeters by the time I got into to OR, though, so I'm guessing it wouldn't have been a whole lot longer anyway.

dolly1030

DS1 - 10:30 PM water broke, active labor started 3:30 AM, born 9:47 AM

DS2 - Active labor started 5:30 PM born 10:26 PM

mtngirl2007

Mrs.Greeko:

my understanding is that most labors start in the night because hormone levels surge then. 

Mine, too. This is why I wanted to see how true it was for nesties...

azuremama

With DS, it started around 10 pm, although it's kind of hard to say when it really started because it was a gradual building of contractions.  But they became noticeable around then, so that's what I'm going with.  With DD, it started at 1:45 pm.  It was fast and noticeable. 

My water didn't break either time until I was pretty far into labor.

Julia_JJ

My water broke at 4:15 pm - I was schedule to start cervix ripening at the hospital between 5-6 pm, so I think Mr. E kickstarted things to keep me from having drugs shoved up my hoo-hah.

MrsEAH

With #1 labor started at 10:30 PM and contractions were immediately consistent timeable.  She was born at 7:07 PM the next night.

With #2 sporadic contractions started at 5:00 PM, but didn't really become noticable and timeable until 3:00 AM and he was at 1:31 PM that afternoon.

DownToEarthGirl

Oops...I hit the wrong button.  I meant to hit the one above.  Both were the middle of the night around 1-3 am.

 

schoolsoutbride

Water broke 1am, both times.

ckolak

DS: Water broke at 1:30am. DD: Labor started at 7:45am, when I woke up the morning she was born.

HuskerLissa

mtngirl2007:

Mrs.Greeko:

my understanding is that most labors start in the night because hormone levels surge then. 

Mine, too. This is why I wanted to see how true it was for nesties...

I totally didn't know that.  Interesting poll!!!

catarntina

Water broke at 5 AM.  Cx started at 6 AM -- they weren't regular enough so I needed pitocin to jump start them.

lite-bright

DD1 was induced, although I'd had contrax on and off the night before. 

My water broke with DD2 around 11 p.m.  at 38w5d. About half an hour after DH and I had DTD. There were definitely some hormone surges going on.  

smilelari

#1 - around noon

#2 - around 3:30 a.m.

KeepingItLowKey

Lydia- first contraction at 2pm

Anna- first contraction at 6am.