How, when and where were you born?

[LaDolceVita]

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

OMG yes! My home town.. Dad was killed at CSA in a shaft collapse. Lived there for my first 12 years

[Mildez]

My siblings and I were all born at Dubbo Base although we were not from Dubbo. My parents local hospital didn't do c/s so mum felt safer at a hospital that could manage with all types of emergencies (and another reason why my mother insisted I had to birth my 1st there also)

My brother was born on his due date. Mum had an episiotomy (it was routine back then in the 70's almost everyone had one) Mum went to hospital in labour and was 1cm when she arrived. 12hrs later she was very distressed and still 1cm so they started a synto drip and my brother arrived a little over 1hr later. I know mum had gas (not sure if peth also) and was wanting more "mice" (ice) Dad fainted when the placenta came out and mum was in stirups for the birth.

2yrs later my sister arrived at 37weeks. Apparently mum was 3cm when she arrived and shortly after insisted she wanted to push but her midwife told her she wasn't ready and left her. Mum started pushing anyway and got abused by the midwife as she wasn't ready to push and my sister was born onto the bed lol

2yrs after this I was born at 38weeks. Mum had an APH at 35weeks and was in hosital for 2weeks then went home for 1week before going into spontaneous labour. Mum had a graze with me but I dont know about pain relief. I was the biggest bub at 8lb5oz. Mum stayed 10days after I was born.

8yrs after me my youngest brother was born. Mum had an epidural as she felt to old to go through it again but it wasn't effective and the pain crippled half her body and the other half was numb. My brother was born shortly after midnight and although he could have been born the day before mum thought it would be nice to hold of for a few minutes so we could share a birthday (he was born on my 8th birthday) The hospital wanted to send her home that day and mum was very disappointed she couldnt stay for a few days to rest. She did not want to come home to the older 3 children.

[*TripleJ*]

got preg at 17 on the pill (doc failed to mention ab's negate the pill) i was born 25th August 1987 at about 2pm or so my mum says lol by "elective" C/S ob told her i wouldnt fit i was breech and when they turned me manually i turned back (ouch sorry mum) so c/s at 38 weeks for her

my sister was born 24th May 1991 about 11 am by C/S her ob was pro vbac and thats wat she wanted went into prem labour then they discovered mum had a double uterus and cervix (docs still dont know how it was missed the first time around and amazed at the fact they managed to turn me) had c/s at 40 weeks after prem labour was stopped says she prefered staples (my sister) to stitches (me)

says that she only had 2 babies coz we were perfect (sorry again mum lol)

loved being there for both of my vb's told me she would be no help but she was awesome best mum ever xoxoxox

ETA: forgot to add i was born at Dandenong Hospital in VIC and my sister was born at the South East Private Hospital also in VIC said the food was much better at the PH lol she got to stay 10 days after with both of us

[~Kim~]

1978 Blacktown District Hospital (me) 36 weeks, emergency classical section (which is enormous in terms of scars) due to placental abruption. Mum was in ICU and didn't see me until day 3. She tried BF but didn't like it so stopped. I was 5ish pounds. Dad wouldn't hold me cos I was too little.

1979 same hossy (sis) elective section at 38 weeks due to previous delivery history. Lower segment.

1983 same hossy (bro) elective section at 38 weeks as above. Lower segment again.

All generals.