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Gut feelings about labor?

Nadeau PhotographyNadeau Photography member
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This is my third pregnancy/baby, and with both of my previous babies I was induced (first at 41 weeks the second at 39 weeks).

Up until this point in my pregnancy I've just assumed I will be induced at 39 weeks again, as I've never gone into labor on my own. Suddenly in the last 2 or 3 days I just had this overwhelming gut feeling that I'm going to go into labor on my own and it's going to be earlier than I'm used to. Not saying I think I'm going to go this week, or any thing like that, but just a feeling that I won't make it past 37-38 weeks.

Also totally obsessively and neurotically nesting. Cleaning, tying up loose ends with work, obsessively thinking about what needs to be done still. Never experienced this, like this, before.

I'm just curious if any STM's or TTM's ever experienced this feeling with past pregnancies, and if you were right or not? Like I said, never have naturally gone into labor, nor have I ever had the energy spurt/nesting like I suddenly have. Curious what's going to happen in the next couple weeks!
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  • jwls84jwls84 member
    The only gut instinct I had with B was the night I had him. That whole day I just had a feeling "today is the day", and I was right.
    But I never had an overwhelming feeling that I might be early/late before that.

    This time I have a feeling I'll be late, we will see.
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  • SurpriseAt39SurpriseAt39 member
    edited February 2014
    I had a feeling I would go over due with my 2nd baby. I did.
    I was scheduled for induction at 10 days over. He was born at 7 days over.
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  • aLsMay24aLsMay24 member
    I've been saying late the whole time I think because I was induced at 40w with DS. Even with the ptl crap and steroid shots and mag I still think I will go to term if not longer. I thought for sure with DS he was coming 9/25 - edd and the day I was induced 9/29 and born 9/30.
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  • CruiseGirl28CruiseGirl28 member
    I think I'll go late.  Don't they say FTM "usually" do?  Also, I have had the easiest pregnancy.  I feel like my body isn't prepared for labor yet, if that makes sense.  No early contractions or anything.  I told DH last night that I'm scared I'll never have the baby.  Obviously, that isn't possible, but that's what it feels like right now.  My brother said I'll probably have an April baby, but March 31st is 2 weeks past my due date!

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  • Kristen61607Kristen61607 member
    When my water broke at 37w4d with my twins it was a huge surprise, I didn't feel any different that day at all. But I was also on bed rest then, too. I went into PTL at 31 weeks so the fact I made it to term was exciting.

    Since this is a singleton pregnancy, I'm really not sure what to expect. I believe labor will be very quick. It was with my twins (I was 7cms when I got to the hospital) and my mom had EXTREMELY short labor/delivery with me and my brother (we're talking like 2 hours start to finish). I think I'll go a bit early too since I have a ton of BH's, but we'll see!!!
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  • ceh789ceh789 member
    I'm FTM but I've felt for weeks now that I'm going to end up induced for high BP around 35 weeks which is today.  I'm watching my BP obsessively and am doing everything I know of to keep things on an even keel but every day I feel like its coming and my OB really doesn't seem to be trying very hard to convince me that I'm being unreasonable.  I wish she'd just tell me to stop being paranoid and chill out.

    Strangely I feel like the more I obsess about it the less likely going early is - kinda like watching the pot to keep it from boiling.
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  • amdecker1016amdecker1016 member
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    LW78 said:

    I also want to add that I am the type of person who refuses to make that phone call unless I am 1000% certain that I'm in labor. That being said, the baby might be born on the sidewalk.

    I'm a FTM but still think this will be me. I'll "tough it out" until ... I don't know... probably when my H freaks out and tells me I'm going no matter what I say.

    This. At 25 weeks my cx got 3 minutes apart and i still didn't want to call or go in. My H made me...
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  • Nadeau PhotographyNadeau Photography member
    edited February 2014
    My labor when I was induced with my 2nd was super short. They first broke my water, wanted to try that before administering pitocin, and had me walk the hallways. I literally went from nothing to full on labor/7cm dialated in a matter of 25 minutes after they broke it (so obviously didn't need pitocin)! I got an epidural, took a 45 minute nap, woke up and pushed for 15-20 minutes and it was over!

    I for one will be obsessively calling, otherwise I fear having this baby in my living room!
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  • sheyscoronasheyscorona member
    LW78 said:
    I also want to add that I am the type of person who refuses to make that phone call unless I am 1000% certain that I'm in labor. That being said, the baby might be born on the sidewalk.
    THIS.  I walked into L&D cause I didn't want the wheel chair cause I wasn't sure haha.  I kept waiting for it to get worse, and by the time I caved for meds it was too late.  One thing thou the day I went with number 1 (38 wks)  I felt icky all day, like huge and uncomfy and sick to my stomach on and off, and lots of trips to the bathroom for BM....  I hope I don't go late this time.   
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  • aLsMay24aLsMay24 member
    LW78 said:

    I also want to add that I am the type of person who refuses to make that phone call unless I am 1000% certain that I'm in labor. That being said, the baby might be born on the sidewalk.

    With all the contractions I've had I'm afraid this will happen any time they start. I HATE going into L&D for nothing and have only gone now since its too early. Once I hit 37w I'm not going in unless they are super strong and I'm crying!
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  • BrideNamedMegBrideNamedMeg member
    For DD I strongly felt I'd go late...she was due 11/9 - I was hoping for 11/11, but I thought I'd go even longer than that since I was a FTM.  She came on 11/4 instead and surprised me :) I will say that the day I went into labor I felt different.  I couldn't exactly say how, I'd gone into Boston to drop something off at my old college, walked down a few blocks to one of my favorite lunch spots in that area and then back to my car and I don't know, things just felt very different.  I started having contractions that night around 9:00pm and had her at 10:00pm the next day.  

    For DS, I was sure I'd go early since DD was a bit early and I was having so many contractions/BH contractions as I got closer to the end.  But he came at 41 weeks exactly.  I had a couple of "is this it?" moments with him, but the day I went into labor with him, I woke up around 6:00am and just knew it was the real thing.  

    So basically, I don't trust my gut when it comes to timing at all!  I don't care when this baby comes, I'm just hoping for a shorter labor with this baby...DS's posterior position drew things out a lot and made pushing no fun.  DD's labor was a lot easier which I wasn't expecting as a STM.
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  • MayKay12MayKay12 member
    I was pretty sure I would go late with my second just like I did with my first. I was right and was induced. I feel like this one will be the same, but not quite as late as the other two. Maybe 1-2 days past my due date vs. inductions at 3 & 4 days past.
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  • sopranoalisopranoali member
    Didn't we have a poll earlier in our pregnancy asking STMs+ when they had their first babies? I can't find it but as a FTM would be interested in the results!!!
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  • Nadeau PhotographyNadeau Photography member
    sopranoali said:

    Didn't we have a poll earlier in our pregnancy asking STMs+ when they had their first babies? I can't find it but as a FTM would be interested in the results!!!

    Never saw that one, but it would be interesting!

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  • hemeyer31hemeyer31 member
    I'm a ftm- I had a gut feeling this was a boy... Nope. Havin a girl! So my gut feelings are bogus... At first I felt like I would go late, but since I was wayyy wrong before, maybe I'll go on the full moon a week and half early!! I wish I had an in-tune gut like you all!
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  • sebullowssebullows member
    A few weeks ago I would've sworn LO would be here by 36 weeks, and my dr even thought so too due to my terrible irritable uterus. I haven't had a painful contraction in weeks so now my gut's telling me it's gonna be at least 4 more weeks, making me 39. This makes me very happy :D not that I know for sure or anything..
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  • myfriendscallmemegmyfriendscallmemeg member
    Nadeau Photography said:

    My labor when I was induced with my 2nd was super short. They first broke my water, wanted to try that before administering pitocin, and had me walk the hallways. I literally went from nothing to full on labor/7cm dialated in a matter of 25 minutes after they broke it (so obviously didn't need pitocin)! I got an epidural, took a 45 minute nap, woke up and pushed for 15-20 minutes and it was over!

    I for one will be obsessively calling, otherwise I fear having this baby in my living room!


    The bolded. I love taking naps. I would LOVE to have a labor nice enough to take a nap during. How do I write a nap into my birth plan?
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  • Nadeau PhotographyNadeau Photography member
    NanaCook said:

    Nadeau Photography said:

    My labor when I was induced with my 2nd was super short. They first broke my water, wanted to try that before administering pitocin, and had me walk the hallways. I literally went from nothing to full on labor/7cm dialated in a matter of 25 minutes after they broke it (so obviously didn't need pitocin)! I got an epidural, took a 45 minute nap, woke up and pushed for 15-20 minutes and it was over!

    I for one will be obsessively calling, otherwise I fear having this baby in my living room!


    The bolded. I love taking naps. I would LOVE to have a labor nice enough to take a nap during. How do I write a nap into my birth plan?
    Lol! I'm not going to lie, it was a pretty amazing labor. NOTHING compaired to my first (which was your pretty average 8 hours, nothing horrible but not easy labor). With my napping labor, I literally remember laughing as I pushed to the dr and my husband saying...."are you kidding me? This is like a trip to the spa compaired to last time - I could do this every day!"

    Trying to set my expectations for it to be a bit harder this time! I got a false sense of labor with that last one!
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  • KariB509KariB509 member
    I would trust your gut!
    I have a gut feeling I'm going to deliver about two weeks early. I really, really feel it. I predicted I'd have my son on May 18. Well, I ended up having him on May 19. So I'm just going to go with my gut this time.
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  • amandapthompsonamandapthompson member
    KariB509 said:

    I would trust your gut!
    I have a gut feeling I'm going to deliver about two weeks early. I really, really feel it. I predicted I'd have my son on May 18. Well, I ended up having him on May 19. So I'm just going to go with my gut this time.

    Can you predict mine?? I hate the unknown! Lol
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