1 hour trip to hospital, how did you cope? when did you leave?

[Junglemum]

We had an hour trip in. It was really no problem. Actually DH loved using the emergency lane on the freeway during peak hour. lmao.

I was having cx 10 min apart from 2am. At 7 am they were 6 min and i rang the hospital and said "Hi there, this is my second baby, but i was induced for the first and i have kind of forgotten when i'm supposed to come in, do i wait until the cx are 5 min apart and 60 seconds long? It's just that we have an hour drive and peak hour traffic will be starting" After a few Qn's she said "You should definatley come in now, if your water breaks in peak hour traffic the baby may arrive in hurry" So we jumped in the car and headed off. Cx were 4 min apart all the way there but i coped fine.

As it turned out DD2 was posterior and my labour slowed down, i was at hospital for a good 12 hours before i had her! The midwives were so amazing. On the phone i told them i was planning an intervention free birth and didn't want to come in too early, then i again told them when i arrived. They were so supportive and amazing and not once i i feel pressured to sway from my goals. They were nothing but supportive.

So the hour trip in was no biggie, but they did advise coming striaght in once labour was established.

I think often the 'don't go to hospital early or you will end up with intervention' is not always true. If you are clear about your goals and are able to speak your mind then things can work out just fine. Well they did for me anyway. So don't let that worry you!