How long did it take for your 2nd/ 3rd/ 4th babies to come once labour started?
We need to decide where to have #3, the nearest BIG city is 45mins away + 20mins to park, I dont wanna get caught out LOL
DH almost didnt make it on time last baby (he had to go home to get my bag and organise his parents to look after the DS1)
There are ok hospitals here but they are crowded and not really the best.
Labour with DS was 22 hours - from first contraction to arrival of baby
Labour with DD was 11 hours - from first contraction to arrival of baby
Number 3 - I'll find out in about 3 weeks LOL. OB and midwives say it should be shorter again, especially because this one feels as though it is smaller than the other two, who were quite big babies, so I shouldn't muck about home too long before coming in to the hospital.
DD1 was 9hrs from 1st contraction and born 20min after waters broke. (15min pushing)
DD2 was 5hrs from first proper contraction and born 8min after waters broke. (8min pushing)
With DD2 the hospital is 45min away but i refused to leave our house until i had eaten mums lasagna... lol i think i knew this time round what my body was telling me and i was a lot calmer.
I also wasn't taking NO for an answer in going to hospital as i was NOT having another baby at home on the bathroom floor.
I say do what your comfortable with, you can always tell the hosp you live further away and therefore feel more comfortable coming in when you feel it's time.
DS was a 38ish hour labour.... I lived 5 mins max from the hospital.
DD was 10 hours and I lived 100kms away. I was worried about a roadside birth because my mum went from a 34 hour labour with me, to a 3 hour labour with my sister... thankfully I made it with heaps of time to spare.
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Push!
I don't recommend it, but if that IS your scenario, then you can do it!
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