try not to worry to much, chances are you will have more then enough time - it is one area where the duration of labour will work in your favour. - You could aways try calling a taxi rather then an ambulance and then meet your DH at the hospital.
OK my DH is a paramedic. He said that they will enevour to take you to the one that you are booked in to, but if delivery is iminent, they will take you to the closest hospital. They do not like being caught out on the road, as there are risks involved in deleving amongst traffic.
Good lick!
yeah, if it were a true emergency the ambos would just take you to the nearest public hossy equipped for neo-natals.
however, i was in a similar position where my DH was a 3 hour drive from home when my waters broke, it was a totally normal thing and not an emergency, but it threw me into a mild panic i must say LOL!. If anything can be learned from my experience i would just recommend to have a back-up plan in place (ie. a friend to drive you in or to call a taxi). if labour does start and you are on your own, call a friend that could be supportive or get on the phone to hossy and let the delivery midwives talk you through the first few moments where you get your head around the fact that the baby is on his/her way...i did this and it really helped to ground me.
Thanks guys for all your replies. It might have to be a taxi I guess. Most of my friends have babies or are working so will not be able to come and help I also don't have any family close by, so im in a bit of a pickle.
Belle - labour is wonderful (yes, I know I am nuts ) and nothing to be feared!! In most cases of natural labour commencement, the contractions actually start out quite mild and increase slowly. You (usually) have many hours before meeting your baby and each contraction brings you one step closer.
My labour with DS took me almost 3 hours to recognise I was in labour I had one contraction at midnight and 1am. At 2am I started to think this might be something They then moved to every 20 minutes, the every 7, then every 4. I was 4cm dilated at 6am, 7 cm at 8am.
With DD (third labour) - they were intense and rapid after 2-3 weeks of pre-labour (none with DS). She was posterior and contractions were close from the beginning. She was born 2.5 hours after being 2cm dilated (4 hour labour). The lead up to her labour resulted in me calling DH home from work 2 days before she was born - I was convinced she was going to arrive!!
Enjoy your last few days of pregnancy and the little person moving inside you. Be excited that labour means you will soon meet your little one - and that is an amazing thing Good luck!!
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- You could aways try calling a taxi rather then an ambulance and then meet your DH at the hospital.
I also don't have any family close by, so im in a bit of a pickle.
I'm going to St Vincent's. I'm getting really scared at the thought of labour
) and nothing to be feared!! In most cases of natural labour commencement, the contractions actually start out quite mild and increase slowly. You (usually) have many hours before meeting your baby and each contraction brings you one step closer.
I had one contraction at midnight and 1am. At 2am I started to think this might be something
They then moved to every 20 minutes, the every 7, then every 4. I was 4cm dilated at 6am, 7 cm at 8am.
Good luck!!
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