It is true that generally women begin to labour when they feel safest. For some women that is the solitude of night - and that is a primal safety thing. A cocooning of the Woman, darkness is safety and privacy. Also women labour best when they are more relaxed - thus the end of the day after winding down it will sometimes be that that is when women begin the labour process...

Also someone mentioned partners being around. Birth & death have much in common. When a woman needs or wants a particular person there she will feel more relaxed, calm etc. Often her body "waits" for that person to arrive. I have done this in some of my labours.

I have also seen dying people do this. Hold off until that son or daughter or husband arrives from overseas or interstate... When theyare calm and at peace they quietly go.

Birth is about that safety and security. I feel most at peace at night. I love the darkness, the moon - I feel most alive then. Perhaps I would think if you don't feel so safe at night due to a trauma or even jsut that you most feel calm in the morning. Maybe it will be different for you?

I know a bit about dairy cows living adjacent to a dairy... They birth at night mostly - in the safety and cocoon of night. The moon is bright then there are more births... It just works that way as women weather they are aware of it or not. Weather they pay honour to it or not are lunar beings. We are in sync with the seasons, the moon & the Earth...

Just my little ramble at nearly midnight Qld time after a day of way too many chocolates...

Kate if I don't get to say it before you bring your babe to your arms - I am thinking of you - sending you lots of positivity and Woman Energy as your body prepares for the miracle of birthing this little oops! You are going to do an amazing job of the transition to Motherhood... Be strong, and be brave & remember in the middle of the fury that birth can be that you can do this. YOU can do this - YOU are made for this & your baby chose you to bring him/her Earthside... I look forward to celebrating the news of Oops arrival...