What time of day did you go into labour?

**Junglemum** · June 15th, 2011, 01:09 PM

So.... just pondering..... i thought most women went into labour spontaneously during the evening. I keep going to bed expecting tonight to be 'the' night. Maybe because my last labour started at 1am, or maybe because i heard that most start at night.... So just wondering if it is an old wives tale or not?

If you went into labour naturally what time of day did it all start?

**meow** · June 15th, 2011, 01:12 PM

Both of mine I had my show in the morning (10am and 8am) then prelabour started straight away. Established labour started early afternoon.

**Jellyfish** · June 15th, 2011, 01:14 PM

Similar to meow; contractions kicked off slowly around 8am and was in established labour by lunchtime, DD born just after 6pm.

**AndiE** · June 15th, 2011, 01:21 PM

DS1 - waters broke spontaneously about 7.30pm - born early the next morning.
DS2 - woke up as normal about 6.30am. First noticed mild cramping about 7am and labour went from here (born 2pm).

**Arimeh** · June 15th, 2011, 01:23 PM

5am for both.

My midwife also told me the same thing about being relaxed at night

**Yael** · June 15th, 2011, 05:30 PM

around 10.30pm with DS, and around 9.30am with DD.. Hope tonight is "the night"... can't wait for the good news.

Apparently thunderstorms and the change in barometric pressure causes heaps of ladies to go into labour.. my mum always says thee labour wards are full after them. There were huge thunderstorms the day before DS was born, and they were so full I was in the spare room normally used as a waiting room outside.

So you just need to go storm chasing!

**Khaleesi** · June 15th, 2011, 01:23 PM

DD1 waters broke at 8:31pm, contractions started within 30mins but active labor didn't start till 6am.

DD2 waters broke at 8am, contractions started within 30mins & she was born 2hrs later.

**lise** · June 15th, 2011, 01:36 PM

After a S&S at 2pm I noticed mild cramping at 8:30pm, went to hospital at 3am and DS born at 9:30 am.

**Junglemum** · June 15th, 2011, 01:37 PM

Well there goes the middle of the night theory!

Cheshire- i heard today was a good day to have a baby.

***Beema*** · June 15th, 2011, 01:43 PM

DD1 ~ waters broke just before 8pm, ctx started 45min late, got to hospital about 9:30pm, internal 10pm 7-8cm, she was born just over 1/2hr later 10:37pm

DD2 ~ not worth going through

Happy due date

**Kazzo** · June 15th, 2011, 01:43 PM

DD1 waters broke around 4am.
DD2 noticed first contraction around 4am.
So same time for me for both girls.

**Rainbow_Mumma** · June 15th, 2011, 01:45 PM

DS - afternoon
DD1 - early evening
DD2 - early hours of the morning
DS2&3 - show in the morning established labour around midnight

**~Trish~** · June 15th, 2011, 01:45 PM

I've heard it's more likely to happen in the middle of the night because your oxytocin levels peak in the early hours of the morning?

With both boys labour started at 4am, with DD I had a "real" contraction at 8pm, but it didn't really start until about 9:30pm, she was so different! My sister had a bub on Saturday and her contractions started in the late afternoon, so there you go

Not long to go now JM!!!

**Epacris** · June 15th, 2011, 01:13 PM

My midwife reckons most labours start in the middle of the night because that’s when people are most relaxed.

DS1 – 12:30am
DD – 5am
DS2 – 1:30am

**Lenny** · June 15th, 2011, 01:45 PM

Today IS a good day to have a baby. xx

**OceanPrincess** · June 15th, 2011, 02:18 PM

Ooooo JM happy due date!

Mine were both overnight too - DD ctx started slowly at 10pm... DS, first ctx 3.30am.

I heard it's when your oxytocin is highest too...