How, when and where were you born?

[LaDolceVita]

I was born in January 1986 at Dubbo Base Hospital NSW (Dad was a miner and we lived in a mining town 3.5 hours west.) Born via Cesarean, no idea why and won't ever know.. That's as much as I know about my birth, don't know if I was breastfed, what my first words were, when I walked, nothing as my Dad died when I was 11, Mum died when I was 16 and as my Grandparents lived in Sydney and weren't too involved with my younger days, plus have shot memories, I have no one to ask these things.. Which really sucks now I've had my own baby and realise how much knowing all those things would mean to me!

My brother was born via c-sec too in September 88 but once again I don't remember why. I only know about the c-secs as I remember Mum always bashing on and blaming us for her scars lol!

[MrsFabuloso]

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

Wow, so many mums going over 40 weeks back then!

I was born in January 1986 at Dubbo Base Hospital NSW (Dad was a miner and we lived in a mining town 3.5 hours west.)

Not Cobar by any chance? LOL (it's where we are living at the mo!)



My mum had 3 classical c/s's. We were all born in Auburn Hospital in Sydney. I'm not sure of all of the exact details though.

Brother #1 was born after 40wks I think. Mum had apparently been in labour for a few days, but was getting nowhere with birthing bro, so she ended up going in for a c/s on christmas night, after her OB had had his chrissy dinner! He was fairly big, about 9pounds or so. That was in 1969.

Brother #2 was born very early, at about 31/32 weeks. Mum went into preterm labour and the docs couldn't stop it. Brother was born via emergency c/s. Apparently he was tiny and very very sick. They didn't expect him to live. He was baptised that night with the expectation he would die. Obviously he didn't! That was in 1970.

I was born in 1978. About 6 or 7 weeks early. Again my mum had been in labour for a few days and the docs tried to stop it all, but couldn't. I was fairly big for my gestation, about 4-5pounds I think.

[Blixie]

1987 - #1 (girl) Nambour General 41+3 3.5 hours 7lbs 6oz epi
1988 - #2 (girl, Me) Nambour General on EDD 2.5 hours 9lbs gas and air
1991 - #3 (girl) Nambour General 37 weeks 2 hours 6lbs 5oz gas and air
1992 - #4 (boy) Maleny Hospital 39 weeks ARM due to constant false labor 5.5 hours 8lbs 8oz gas and air
1994 - #5 (girl) Nambour General 38+2 induced using drip due to chicken pox 4 hours 25 minutes 7lbs 1oz gas and air
1996 - #6 (boy) Caboolture Hospital 38+1 his twin didn't make it due to TTTS so they made the decision early on to induce. Using drip 3hours 45 minutes 7lbs 9oz gas and air, pethidine.
2005 - #7 (girl) Caboolture Hospital 40+4 2 hours 9lbs 11oz gas and air
2007 - #8 (girl) Caboolture Hospital 38 weeks induced due to high blood pressure 6 hours 6lbs 12oz gas and air
2009 - #9 (boy) Caboolture Hospital 36 weeks "crash c-section" due to Placental abruption 6lbs 7oz

[Marley&Me]

I was born in 1982 at South Eastern District private hospital, Noble Park.
I was born 2 days early, due on 15th, but came on 13th. I was also born BUM FIRST in breech position. Doctors tried to flip me, but I didn't want to budge! It was natural not ceasar, I don't think mum even had gas (not sure)

My brother was born 9 weeks premature in Dandenong hospital. He was sooo tiny! He was at the hospital for a little while before mum took him home, but theres nothing wrong with him now, he's huge!! But he does need glasses when he reads. But that't it, mum was pretty lucky.