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Where were you when you went into labor? I’m due with DC2 in 2 weeks. I know it’s out of my control when I go into labor but I’m starting to get nervous I’ll be at work or in the grocery store with a cart full of food lol ! I guess I’m just looking to hear how other people handled going into labor somewhere they didn’t want to

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I was home but it wasn't an all at once kind of thing. My water never broke either...they had to break it at the hospital.

I basically had some crampy, mild, irregular cramping on sunday afternoon and evening...worked from home that Monday since my due date was close so i figured something must be going on. Same thing... irregular, on and off cramping all Monday. Woke up 2am that night with more painful, more consistent contractions, went to hospital around 7 am...had herat 4pm.

So it was a slow thing...over the course of a few days. It wasn't fast or dramatic at all for me

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My water broke at 1130ish. I was asleep and it jolted me awake.

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Home trying to go to bed. Started timing my contractions at exactly midnight.

I think statistically it starts at night most often. Obviously anything can happen though.

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At home all three times. All three started in the early am.

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Mine was as expected as expected could be to the point that it’s kind of rare. I woke up at 6:30 ON my due date to my water breaking. So I was the 5% who had their baby actually on their exact due date AND the 15% of women who have their water break on their own. I worked until the day before my due date.

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I was home with DH trying to decide what to have for dinner when my water broke. I wasn’t having any contractions. Good luck!

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Home. Contractions woke me up at 3:30am. 12 days before my due date.

It wouldn't have mattered where I was, I didn't get to the hospital until around 8:30am.

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I woke up in the morning to pee and discovered my water had broken. I had no contractions but went to the hospital and they induced me. I was 10 days early.

I have the same concern should we have another child. If it's in the middle of the night what would we do with our son? In my family second babies come very fast once labor starts.

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I was at work. It actually didn't bother me at all. I drove myself to the doctor and then home. My DH met me at home and then we went to the hospital.

I’d also like to note not everyone is in labor for an extended period of time. Mine lasted from 1-5pm. The doctor broke my water around 3 and I had my son around 5 after only 30-35 minutes of pushing.

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Home, home & induced.

I worked super crazy hours at a rough job we’re Id have to wait for coverage... and had over $100 for a cab in my pocket but never had to use it. Honestly, you have HOURS.

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home, middle of the night both times

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Home, in bed. Back labor started at 5 am and woke me up.

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It started while I was out to lunch with Dh but I had been having lots of preterm contractions so I ignored it. About three hours later we were food shopping at Stew Leonard’s and I told Dh I thought I might be in labor. We went home. I took a shower and ate dinner then headed to the hospital around 8:30 pm. My daughter was born 10:30 am the next morning.

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in the hospital for both.

I had to be induced for both of them!

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#1 Work and #2 Home.

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My water never broke until I was already at the hospital.

First one - my doctor told me I was 6cm dilated and I should go to the hospital - I had no idea, didn't really feel contractions at that point.

Second - I was out walking - about 3/4 mile from my house - at Dunkin Donuts when I started feeling real contractions. Walked home, called the doctor - since I'd had preterm labor a few times she had me come in -I was 7cm dilated.

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At home both times.
#1 it was the middle of the night, got up to pee and my water broke. I had no contractions til I got to the hospital. She was 11 days early.

#2 - I was getting ready for my last day of work when back labor started, real intense. I was home all alone with DD and no one to drive me to the hospital. Had to call an ambulance. He was 9 days early.

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Home, middle of the night for both #2&3.
For #3 the hospital actually sent me home bc it wasn't true labor/ no progress, it was past midnight & almost as soon as I got home we had to go back...they checked me & I was 8cm.. I went from 0 to 8 in no time.. the nurses were like.. What?! You were just here!!

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At the hospital, hooked up to pitocin. I was induced. When I was checking in, the receptionist said she'd never seen anyone in labor so happy and calm. Ha, that's only because I wasn't in labor!

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I only went into labor for DS 2 and I was home (induced the first time). I was at L&D two nights earlier for contractions close together but, they gave me fluids and they stopped. The next night, I felt really crappy - like stomach virus crappy - and was up all night. Started having contractions the next morning close together so I went to the hospital.

I think the Dr. knew it was coming because he told me I could go home or I could stay and he would induce (which he couldn't do since it was 2 weeks before my due date).

I stayed because I felt so crappy. My nurse made snide comments the whole morning about how it wasn't a good idea to consider induction at this point, etc... My water broke by lunchtime (and she didn't believe me when it happened).

DS 2 must have known she bothered me because her shift ended at 7 and he was born at 7:29.

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I went into labor at home on a saturday night

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DS1 was my most exciting. I was in the parking lot at Buy Buy Baby.

DS2 and DS3 I was at home. It was in the morning for both.

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DS #1 - at home
DS#2 - at hospital induced
DS#3 - driving home from the east end
DS#4 - started cramping while shopping and went home and started timing