didn't know u were in labor

[Ginag88]

Did anyone not know they were in labor ? What made you go to hospital?

 

[Eleanor ace]

With my 2nd I wasn't sure, I had contractions for a few weeks before hand so when I went into labour I just thought it was that. then it ramped up a lot and I got the urge to push so we rushed off to the hospital! I was 8cm so quite far on but not about to give birth right away.

 

[mrsed]

I wasn't sure for ages. My.midwives had said I'd get warm.up contractions and I hadn't had any at all so I thought it couldn't possibly be labour. After 3 hours I woke hubby to ring hospital. By then I knew it had to be as they were getting worse and closer together

 

[MyFavSurprise]

Like Eleanore ace, when I was in labor with my second I had been having contractions for weeks, so I didn't really think I was in labor. I figured it was going to taper off like all of the other times so I went for a walk and tried to squat through the contractions to make sure they were doing something. My mother practically forced me to call my husband home from work and then kicked us out of her house to go to the hospital. I still wasnt sure until they checked my cervix and I was 7cm haha. I'd also had a sweep that day, so I should have known. He was born 2 hours later.

 

[LoveCakes]

With my lg I went to bed at 11pm without any signs then woke at 2am with stomach cramps and ran to the toilet. This went on till 6am but I thought it was that I'd defrosted our dinner badly the night before. I did time them with an app but the pains weren't getting closer together or longer. Oh bullied me into ringing l&d at 8. They said as I'd had no pain relief and could talk through them I could come in but they'd probably send me home.

It wasn't till I got in the car and was pushing my feet against the floor I realised it was happening. Examined at 9am and was 5cm with waters breaking at 9.05

I only rang my mum then as before I had been worried I'd gotten everyone excited over what was a dodgy tummy lol

 

[Midnight_Fairy]

With my 3rd I wasn't sure. My contractions didnt get closer, longer or stronger and were not really painful. I only guessed when I lost my plug that morning and went to hosp and was 10cm.