With Shay, I got my show at about 3.30am and regular contractions by about 10am. I went into hospital, was told I was 2 cm so I opted to go to a friend's house. By 3.30pm the contractions were much worse so she took me back to the hospital, where XH met us. I was 4 cm dilated. We had Shay at 11.24pm that night.

With Zaki, I'd been getting regular BH everyday for two weeks prior to his due date from 3pm to 8pm, then they would stop. On his due date, they didn't stop at 8pm. At 12.00am, I got my show, and by 12.30am, the pressure on my bottom was getting intense, and I felt like pooing. I called the birth centre and was instructed to go straight in. The contractions were 5 mins apart. I woke XH and we headed off to the hospital, and Zaki arrived 3 hours later. The pain was only really bad for the last hour and a half!

HTH!

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sushee