what was your experience of labour and childbirth :-) ?

1. where were you when you went into labour ?
2. who was with you ?
3. were you full term ?
4. were you induced ?
5. did you have any pain relief ?
6. did you know the sex of the baby ?
7. what position was your baby in ?
8. how long did your labour last ?
9. what weight was your baby ?


with my first pregnancy:

1. hospital
2. my hubby and my mum
3. 29w + 3d
4. yes i was induced
5. gas & air
6. no
7. breech presentation
8. 4.5 hours
9. 2lb 15oz

1. On the couch (had to get a new one 2 months later from the water break stain!) At the hospital the second time
2. My husband (both times)
3. I was full-term for my first actually 2 days late. For my second I was 2 weeks early.
4. Neither
5. I had an epidural both times and plan to for my 3rd
6. No! For none of the 3
7. My baby was in normal position both times and looks that way for the 3rd
8. First: 12 hours Second: 15 hours
9. First: 7lb 2oz Second: 8lb 5oz
Please answer mine

First Pregnancy:
1) I was at home when I went into labor.
2) My husband (fiance at the time) was with me.
3) I was only 35 weeks.
4) No
5) I had the epidural
6) Yep. We knew she was a girl.
7) She was head down, but face up. She got stuck on my pubic bone.
8) My labor, start to finish was 16 1/2 hours
9) She was 6lbs 3 oz.

2nd Pregnancy:
1) I was in the hospital
2) My husband was with me
3) I was 38 weeks
4) I was supposed to be induced, but was having contractions, just not feeling them, so they just broke my water and it jump started the labor Careers_Employment pregnancy.yifei8.netParenting
5) Epidural, though a low dose, just enough to take the edge off
6) Girl again
7) After they broke my water, 4 hours.
8) 8 lbs 8 oz

1. At home sleeping and woke up when my water broke
2. My husband
3. Yes
4. No
5. Yes epidural
6. Yes, boy
7. Head down, normal position
8. 26 hours until the doctor realized the baby wasn't down far enough in the birth canal and I wasn't dilating anymore, then had a c-section
9. 9 lbs 3 oz.

1st pregnancy with twins

1. where were you when you went into labour ?
my mums

2. who was with you ?
all the family my hubby mum n 4 yr old brother

3. were you full term ?
38 wks - overdue for twins

4. were you induced ?
was meant to be induced that day but got moved to the next day and my waters went that nite

5. did you have any pain relief ?
my hospital prep you for thearter with a twin birth so had epidural

6. did you know the sex of the baby ?
yep 2 girls

7. what position was your baby in ?
both head down

8. how long did your labour last ?
20 hrs from waters breakin to 2nd twin being born

9. what weight was your baby ?
twin 1
5.9
twin 2
5.7

At home when it started with my 3 labours

Outside the hospital when my waters broke with my 1st baby

In bed when My waters broke with my 2nd baby

My fiance was with my for the 3 births

3 days before my due date with my 1st two babies and 1 week overdue with my 3rd

Never induced.

Got the epidural with my 1st, only gas and air for my 2nd and 3rd

I only knew the sex of my 3rd baby

my 3 babies were all in head down position

my 1st labour was around 14 hours, 2nd labour was about 1hrs 30 mins, 3rd labour was 7hours.

1st baby girl was 7lbs 5oz
2nd baby girl was 7lbs 11 oz Careers_Employment pregnancy.yifei8.netParenting
3rd baby girl was 7lbs 11 oz