Birth Poll

spacystasi

I'm getting bored from all of this resting, so I thought I would do a poll!

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor?
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date?
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble?
4. How long did labor last?
5. How much did DC weigh?
   

LuvBug12683

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor?
   Crampy/tightening feelings every so often, loss of mucus plug
   
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date?
   Both kids were induced at 42 weeks
   
   
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble?
   Yes
   
   
4. How long did labor last?
   Jacob- 36 hours 4 hours pushing resulting in a c/s
   Norah- 6.5 hours successful vbac
   
   
5. How much did DC weigh?
   Jacob 8lbs 15oz
   Norah 8lbs 14oz
   

chibipoe

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? Contractions and even then I thought for sure I wasn't it labor
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? 1 week before
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? We were ready but I had threatened pre-term labor since 25 weeks so I had to be prepared
4. How long did labor last? 15 hours
5. How much did DC weigh? 6lbs 15oz
   

babyaustin725

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor?  I went #2 a lot and there was blood in it. 
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date?  2 days late
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble?  We thought we did, but ended up with a poorly packed hospital bag (no camera, James had to run down and buy a disposable, and not enough clothing for James)
4. How long did labor last?  Water broke around 2:30am, contractions started aroun 5am, Tillman was born at 2:52pm.  10 hours from start of contractions, 12.5 hours from water breaking.  Not bad. (36 minute of pushing)
5. How much did DC weigh? 10 lbs, 2.4 oz

iheartstuart

1.  Contractions, and I understood finally what the Dr. meant when she said, you will know when they are real.

2.  Before, due on 11/17 and I went into labor 11/09

3.  Yep, everything was ready.

4.  Checked into hospital around 3pm on 11/09 and DD was born at 5:13am on 11/10 after 4 hours of pushing.

5.  9 pounds 8 ounces 

JDCSKF

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? I had no signs. One minute I was laying in bed, the next I was up going to the bathroom a lot, and then realized my contractions started.
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? One day before my due date.
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? I had the basic things ready to go, but I did not have a change of clothes or the camera in my bag, so those got left behind. 
4. How long did labor last? 5 hours. I think I pushed 3 times, and DD was out.
5. How much did DC weigh? 8 pounds 10 oz. 
   

~Lynchie~

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor?  The massive ammounts of fluid pouring from my hoo ha (my water broke)=P
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date?  After, 3 days
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? We had things ready, but there was still a scramble.
4. How long did labor last?  26 hours, 3.5 hours of pushing
5. How much did DC weigh?   9 lbs
   

pinktulips

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor?
    I just didn't feel well to begin with. Then contractions and lots of bowel movements.
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date?  2 days before
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? Nope. When I said I just didn't feel well, I called DH and had him come home. Then we installed the car seat and packed, just in case.
4. How long did labor last? Contractions basically started around 8 pm, left for the hospital around 12:30 am, got into our room (after triage) at 1:39 am, and Ella was born at 1:45am.
5. How much did DC weigh? 6lbs, 4 oz.
   

greenmtbride

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor?  Started having contractions that felt different than anything I had felt before.. Then they were strong enough that I had to stop whatever I was doing and I knew it was labor.
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? 9 days early
   
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? Complete scramble!  But we were only at the birth center for 9 hours so we didn't need much.
   
4. How long did labor last?  About 12  hours start to finish.  Pushing took 2 hours.
   
5. How much did DC weigh? 7lbs 1.5 oz.
   

stacylu

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? My water broke (just a trickle though) and I lost my MP
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? 3 weeks early!
   
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? I started packing the bag the night before and had a lot of lists but it was still a scramble for DH!
   
4. How long did labor last? I never know how to answer this - From the time my water broke until she was born was 30hrs. Actual contractions were 6hrs, Pushing was 3 hrs
   
5. How much did DC weigh?   7lb 6oz
   

Em7.31.04

DS1:
1.  Water broke, lost plug
2.  The next day (water broke on EDD)
3.  No bag packed, car seat was installed.  No scrambling. 
4.  27.5 hours from water breaking to delivery.  Not all of that time was active labor, of course.
5.  8lbs, 6oz

DS2:
1.  Dilating and cramping, but was induced
2.  The next day, induced on EDD
3.  Packed bag the morning of induction, car seat was installed.  Again, no scrambling.
4.  17 hours from induction to delivery.  Lots more time in active labor (no epi until 9cm)
5.  8lbs, 5oz

keri1013

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? After they stripped my mebranes I was uncomfortable all night. Then at 5:20 my water broke and contractions started, no doubt that I was in labor!
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? One day after.
   
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? We were ready, though we waited longer than we should have to pack the bag. We didn't have the car seat installed but got that done at the hospital before we left.
   
4. How long did labor last? 16 hours
   
5. How much did DC weigh?7 lbs, 14 ounces
   

cmcmillan

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? I was induced.
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? 2 weeks early, exactly.
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? We were ready, since we knew of the induction.
4. How long did labor last? Petocin started at 5am,epidural at 3pm, c/s at 12 midnight= too long.
5. How much did DC weigh? 6lbs 3oz
   

Nancy_Drew

DD

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor?  none/ induced
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? 6 days after
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble?   Everything ready
4. How long did labor last? on pitocin for 18 hours with no pain or progress, THEN my water broke.  So 4 hours total after that. 
5. How much did DC weigh? 7# 9 oz

DS

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? Got membranes striped at my appt that day.  Couldn't sleep, thought I had to pee alot, contractions I thought we're just BH.
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? 2 days before and the day before my scheduled induction
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? a scramble for DH.  We thought we'd have 1 more day to get everything ready.  Car seat was installed in DH's car so we took his car.
4. How long did labor last? less than 3 hours at hospital, minimal pain at home for 1 additional hour (in fact I called triage since contractioms were 2-5 minutes apart, but not painful.  She looked at my history and said to GET IN there!)  lol
5. How much did DC weigh? 7# 13 oz
   
   

preston18

I'm answering jsut becasue I'm bored

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? 8lbs gained in 4 days, protein in urine
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? 4 weeks early
   
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? my poor sister brought everything but the kitchen sink. 
   
4. How long did labor last? 4.5 hours from "you're having your baby today" to him being lifted out.
   
5. How much did DC weigh? 9lbs10oz.
   

 

davesgirl34

spacystasi:

 

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? I started having contractions Friday, they weren't too bad, but they weren't braxton hicks either.
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? He was born 9 days late.
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? Every thing was ready. I did most of my laboring at home so we had time.
4. How long did labor last? 56 hours. I started having some pretty intense contractions on Saturday morning at about 2:30 am, continued to have some pretty intense contractions all weekend. Couldn't eat or sleep, but they were still kind of spurratic. Finally went to the Birth Center on Sunday night at 8:30pm, they broke my water Sunday morning around 6am, I started pushing about 9:15am, and had him at 10:35 am.
5. How much did DC weigh? 9 lbs 9.5 ozs.
   

zulan78

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor?  Two days before I had lost some of my mucas plug.  Had early contractions, 35 hours before dd was born so I had a long time to wait it out.
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date?  DD was born 10 days before her due date.
3. 3.  Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble?  We had most things packed but were sent home 10 hours before we went back to the hospital and was definitely ready the 2nd time around since contractions were still coming strong.
4. How long did labor last?  Still don't really know if labor is just the pushing aspect but that took 3 hours.  The actual start of contractions until my dd was born was 35 hours without an epidural.  I went as natural as possible.
5. How much did DC weigh?  She weighed 7 lbs 5 oz.

KNemo

spacystasi:

I'm getting bored from all of this resting, so I thought I would do a poll!

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? My water broke.
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? Labor started 2 days before his due date, but he was born on his EDD.
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? Car seat was installed and bags were packed for over a week.
4. How long did labor last? Do you really want to know this?? 41 hours from water breaking to emergency c/s.
5. How much did DC weigh? 9 lbs. 2 oz.
   

JRS72206

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? My water broke at Target.
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? ON her due date of 10-9-08 at 4:32 pm.
   
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? Bag was packed and everything was ready except for my emotions.
   
4. How long did labor last? 21.5 hours from the time water broke till she was born.
   
5. How much did DC weigh? 7lbs 15oz.
   

pearly1

What were some signs that you were going into labor?
Cramping, loss of mucus plug

Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date?
Born at 40w,6d

Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble?
I was very ready.

How long did labor last?
Really depends on when you start counting. I knew at 5:30am that I would have a baby that day, but my contractions weren't regular at all until 7:30pm, 3 hours before DS was born. So between 3 - 17 hours.

How much did DC weigh??
?8lbs 8.6oz

Mrs.State746

1. What were some signs that you were going into labor? I had cramps turns out they were contractions. I also lost part of my MP. My labor came on suddenly though, I went from 0 dilation and 0 effaced to 4 CM and 100% in a little over 24 hours. My contraction started out 7 mins apart.
   
2. Was DC born before, on, or after his/her due date? By the pregnancy wheel the drs use he was 4 days early.  By my calculations by charting he was RIGHT on due date.
   
3. Did you have things ready at that point (ie, hospital bag packed, car seat installed) or was it more of a scramble? I had mostly everything ready, DH didn't.  He packed while I labored down stairs.  We also didn't have the carseat in.
   
4. How long did labor last? I went into labor at 6:30pm October 3rd and had him at 3:25 October 4th.
   
5. How much did DC weigh? He was 8lbs.