thread: Just an old wives tale - or a bit of truth?

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  1. #1
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    Jan 2006
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    Nope, completely wrong for me.

    MIL had bad morning sickness with DH (only child). Ive had none with all 3 pregnancies.

    Mum had short labours.. only an hour or 2. My first was 11 hours, second was 16.5 hours. Mum's labours got shorter each child (3) mine.. so far.. have been longer. Mum went into labour before her due date with all 3.. ive always been over.

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    Dec 2008
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    I have no idea about my DH's real mother's pregnancies but my pregnancies and labours were very similar to my mother's.

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    I have never asked my MIL about her pregnancies TBH but I do know that all the Mrs X (X= married surname here) that have lived in the family home have ALL lost a baby 3 were 20-25 weekers and 2 born sleeping.

    My mother had relative short labours I think I recall her saying I was 3 hours and my brother was 5-6 hours.

    I am the only one who has had a silent labour up until contrax started at 5 min apart??

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    Hmm interesting question.

    Not sure on labours as both my mum and MIL had c-sections. But my mum was 3 weeks overdue with me and 3 out of 4 times ive been at least a week over. MIL had DH 2-3 weeks early and he was breech. So doesn't really ring true for me.

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    Not in my case. Neither of mine had ms, or went overdue. I had severe ms til 20 weeks 3 times out of 4.
    My mum thinks she had spd with her 3rd though, & I got it first time with DS, my 3rd. Mine & mum's first 2 labours were similar lengths, but thats about it.

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    ok well i cant be anything like my mum as she had a double uterus and cervix so had c/s coz she cant give birth naturally and mil i dont really know all i know is her labour with DH was 5 hours and mine was a lot longer than that lol but we did start with our waters breaking

  7. #7
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    Dec 2006
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    MIL is passed so i didn't get to ask her what her pgs were like
    mum never had much MS though - i had it up until DD was born
    mum went 3+weeks post dates with my bro, and was induced with me - her labour with my bro was fairly mundane (when it finally started), with me it took days to establish. that bit sounds familiar to me lol