BTDT Ladies: How did you know you were in labor?
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BTDT Ladies: How did you know you were in labor?
| Fri, 03-16-2012 - 9:29am |
Nature has designed birth simply and elegantly. Although every labor and birth is unique, and your labor will unfold in a very special way, the process is remarkably and beautifully constant. What follows are the typical changes that occur throughout the stages and phases of labor.
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With my second, I had a lot of contractions through the night but they were far apart. I just had that feeling like we better go get checked. We went in and were hooked up and sent home an hour later - no progression. We were home about 15 minutes when my water broke. Back to the hospital we went!
My 3rd and 4th were inductions.
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#2 waterbroke
Both I was asleep no contractions#1 5hrs later baby. And #2I 4 hrs. Later baby.
#3 woke up to a hard contraction 3hr. Later baby
The rest induced said I was too quick and lived too far away.
I'd been having stronger braxton hicks contractions all day and just didn't feel good. I didn't think anything of it until I stood up after riding in the truck and I heard a "pop" and felt a warm gush of fluid. That's when I knew it was time to have the baby. My DD was born 8 hrs after my water broke.
With #2-- I had severe menstrual like cramps w/ in minutes of DTD the day before my due date. they didnt let up and came stronger and stronger in waves, until i couldnt talk through them so we jetted to the hospital :) 4 hrs total labor w/ #2~!
With all 4, I knew when my water broke. With Tobi, I HAD been having contractions about a week before but didn't really know it as I hadn't experienced real labor before until water breakage.