How, when and where were you born?

[~StarBright~]

I am one of four.. Not sure about due dates. i think we were all a bit early- we were all small too, about 5-6pounds. Mum breast fed for about 6 or so weeks fo reach of us, then she thought she would do the right thing by bottle feeding us so she could drink coffee and smoke again :P

My oldest sister was born in 1975 in Whittier, California USA.. mum into labour naturally, waters broke in bed (she says thank goodness my uncle was staying with them or she would have come home to the sheets still covered in waters as my dad was hopeless lol) They gave her an epidural which she hated. I think she was a fairly quick labour, VB... delivered by the midwife coz the dr didnt get there in time.

My next sister was born in 1977 in Sydney (not sure which hospital)- no epidural this time, again a very quick labour (3-ish hours from first pains to baby).. delivered by the midwife again coz the dr wasnt there yet.

ME.. back in America, Whittier Hospital.. this time i think mum had pains but her water hadnt broken yet, they broke her waters and she said it hurt abit. No epidural but maybe peth??This time the DR was there and mum said he was really rough and she would have preffered he WASNT there... still a quickish labour only a few hours i think. Mum ended up heomoraging a few days after she got home, she was ok though- i think she had a night in hospital maybe.. dont know.

Then the god of all children, my brother was born in 1983 in america.....

He was the only birth my Dad attended. (He was filming the whole thing lol) Another quick natural one... Dad had a thing about the car we all arrived home in, for Sister one it was some old thing (like classic) Sister two was something else, i was the yellow station wagon.. lil bro was a limo lol All that fuss and they didnt even know for sure he was a boy (no ultrasounds)!!! After gettin ghis boy Dad was booke din for the big V a week later No more kids after that!!!

[Mum2Romone]

I was the first of three
1984
Royal Womens hospital..sydney
Mum was in hospital with pneunomia (sp?) around 41 weeks pregnant... with me... Labour never started. They were monitoring me.. my heartrate started dropping. I was born via emergency c section at 2 weeks overdue and came out BLUE! Mum had general aneth. 7pound 14 ounces

1987

sydney - not sure of hospital... my brother was born via elective c section at 38 weeks ....6 pound...something

Mum had a ectopic pregnancy in 1990 and lost that baby

1991 my littlest brother was born via elective c section also at 38 weeks.... not sure of hospital ..sydney....

None of us were breastfed, mum has inverted nipples ....

Mum fell pregnant with twins when I was 15 in 2000 but had a termination. She was in an abusive relationship with my stepdad at the time. She also knew how much it would hurt my dad... they had been divorced for three years... mum was also 39.....

[mad4e]

Middle child here

Older sister born 1982 in bankstown, vaginal birth not sure about drugs or her due date

Me born at 37 weeks, cambelltown hospital, vaginal birth, no drugs. My mum was oh shopping when her waters broke, my dad didn't believe I was coming so early. I guess all the talk about Christmas got me going lol

Younger sister born 1990, emergency c/s due to being breech. Not sure about her due date.

[blessedatlast]

Wow, what an interesting thread! So interesting to read what our Mums went through, be it only 20yrs ago or longer and how different or similar their experiences were with each child.

I was born 1981, Wollongong Hospital - 2wks late so Mum was induced, it was discovered 7hrs later I was footling breech so Mum had a c section. Not sure what pain relief she had during labour but she had a general for the section.

1997, My brother was born, Mum was 35 and had a private Ob, but the private hospital didn't deliver so she had him in Wollongong hospital, but then was transferred to the private hospital the next day I think.. She went over dates and had high BP so was again induced. I think it was another 7hrs or there abouts and she was taken in for another section. She had gas and pethidine during labour and an epidural for the section.

2002 - Last brother was born. Placenta previa this time, so another c section was planned, however at 37wks she started hemorrhaging so it was another emergency c section. Mum had an epidural with this one as well. This Bub was born in the private hospital which by this time had a birth suite. Mum also had her tubes tied during this c section.

[Ashlee]

I'm the youngest of 2.

Mum had my sister in 1982 at Box Hill hospital. In labour over 24 hours, post dates, ended up with an epidural. Born sunny side up and delivered with forceps. She was 8lb 8oz, and was a very difficult to settle baby.

I was born at Pambula Public Hospital in 1987, post dates also but short labour (not exactly sure of length), no drugs, no assistance, 8lb. I apparently slept through the night the day I got home.

We were both champion breastfeeders but I "self weaned" at 3 months and would only take a bottle. I've always been stubborn lol

[~TT40~]

Then the god of all children, my brother was born in 1983 in america.....

PMSL!!!


I am the oldest of 3. Born normal VB on my due date in the middle of a massive hail storm in 1983. normal/average length labour for a first time mum. mum BF me for a few weeks then got masstis and stoped on her drs advice (silly dr) so I was AF from then on. (I think mum had morphine during my labour - which is what she blames my being allergic to it on..even though I tell her that wouldn't be it.)

My 1st brother was also a VB, few days over due in 1985. nothing eventful. she also got masstitis after a few weeks but told the dr all she wants is the Anitbiotics and to keep his mouth shut cause she didnt want any advice. and she kept bf him. Oh and the dr was there, in a 3 piece suit cause he had been out for dinner.

My 2nd brother was a VB at 34 weeks in 1989 after mum SROM at 18weeks. she had to be in hosptial on bedrest for 3 months. have IV antibiotics and 4 hourly washouts! she was on so many drugs to stop labour the only sign she was going to give birth to him was when she was at the nurses desk *****ing to the midwives that the shower was giving her the ****s. they looked at eachother threw her in a chair and ran her upstairs. my brother was very nearly born in the lift thats how close it was and mum didn't even realise until she picked up on how paniced the midwives were. My brother also spent longer in hospital than needed to cause he developed golden staph in the nursery.

they always planned to have more kids, but after my youngest brother they didn't want to risk it and thought about going through all that they would count their blessings and be done.

oh and we were all born that Royal Canberra that got blown up.

[briggsy's girl]

my brother was born in 1977 at 44 weeks - no induction, no drugs

me - i wasn't so easy lol
1980, due may 4 by Ob dates, may 7 by mum's. may 4, the Ob put mum in hospital and broke her waters - nothing happened. at all. for several days. Mum reckons he broke her waters so i'd be born on his date and he could do the "ner ner" thing. i dunno - possibly! On the night of May 7, the Ob turned up at the hospital, intoxicated, and got my dad to sign an authority to c/s mum the next morning under GA. i don't think they can recall if there was a specific reason - possibly the fact that the waters had been broken so much earlier. no idea why they went to dad instead of mum - possibly cos mum would have told him to bugger off!

[Lulliloo]

i was born at 5:17am on 1st april 1981. my mum got to the hospital only 15min before i was born.
i am the youngest of 3. my first sis mum was there 1hour before birth late at night
2nd sis only 1/2 hour before in the middle of the day.

we lived in the country and maybe mum thought she had more time to get to the hospital im not sure. no pain relief for any of us and all natural vag births.

[onthefly]

My goodness BG, that's actually quite horrifying!
Lol at your mum Astro

My mum read some books about pregnancy and parenting - she still has them, very 70s - but didn't do any antenatal classes and didn't have any real idea about birth or breastfeeding.
All three of us were straightforward births - no drugs or other interventions. Not sure whether she had doctors there or not. We were all post-dates - 17, 7 & 12 days past the EDDs.

[Loveinamist]

Me - I was born in 1974 at Boothville Maternity Hospital in Brisbane. It was primarily a maternity hospital and hostel for 'unwed' mothers run by the Salvation Army and most mums had their babies adopted out, but I think in the 70s it started offering beds to patients like my mum and dad. It was pretty revolutionary at the time because dads were allowed at the births, so my dad saw me being born. I was delivered by forceps by an obstetrician who apparently had just come back from playing a rugby game for Queensland or Brisbane or something?? My mother told me the story many years ago before she died. Anyway all I know is she said the forceps were worse than the actual labour.
Now that I have had my own baby and have read more about natural birth, I also understand another story that she always used to tell. As was the practice in those days, I was kept in the nursery away from her room. Apparently she had a major panic attack because she walked past the nursery one time and noticed my plastic crib was raised and all the other babies' cribs were down so she was convinced there was something wrong with me and I was dying I think about that now and realise how important rooming in is and how her reaction was perfectly natural for a mum separated from her baby in those first few days especially after a traumatic birth. I don't think she had much sympathy though

My brother was born in the same hospital in 1976. He was breech, with the cord around his neck and blue. So another traumatic birth. She had the same problems with him in the nursery as well. She believed the nurses hated him because they dressed him in ugly clothes. These stories have always been a joke in our family but now I see the other side and that they were just my poor mum being forcibly detached from her tiny babies and falling apart

I actually did my highschool work experience in this hospital and they let me look through their old records and I found mine and my brother's. I was being fed vegemite in a bottle!!! My mum breastfed me for a few weeks but not my brother. I would love to talk to her about her experience but sadly she is no longer with us.

[Loveinamist]

Just wanted to add as I think it is an amazing story, that my DH, who was born in 1972, was a fraternal twin and both he and his twin were breech! They were born vaginally and observed by about 20 student doctors! His poor mother!!