Your First Baby - Page 6

[DocsNemesis]

Hye, mommycakes is my neighbor (ok, not really, I just noticed she lives in Bothell too)

[XanaduMama]

I said "late" but it was only 2 days after the due date.

[7kiddosmom]

My first was born at 27 weeks. I have gone on to have 6 full term babies w/ no preterm labors. All have been early execpt 5 and 6 and they were 3 and 2 days past my edd.

[curlyfry]

Mine was "late" if you consider 8 hrs past my due date late

[gen_here]

We were told in our Bradley class that the average woman goes 10 days over with her first baby.

My son was 9 over at 41w2d =)

[lotusdebi]

My son was born all of three days before my official EDD. I think that my membranes being stripped two days prior to that had something to do with it.

[marvelous]

I picked early, but DD was born only two days before her due date. To me that is more "on-time."

[proudmamanow]

Dd was born 7 days after her due date...which I understand is about average for first timers...

[Synchro246]

Originally Posted by Kellym

She said that something like 80% of all babies are born early.

I was under the impression that the 2 week window before and after the "due date" was a statistical bell curve- with + or - two standard diviations being the two weeks on either side of the date. If the "window" was developed by a statistition like I thought 98.whatever% will deliver within the 2 weeks on either side.
I am also under the impression that the due date was derived from a sample of all mothers and that first-timers are pregnant 8 days longer (on average) than multips.

I know that inductions would greatly affect our current numbers on late and early.

[Past_VNE]

Originally Posted by BCmamaof5

My babies have been:
#1 @ 41 weeks
#2 @ 37 weeks
#3 @ 38 weeks
#4 @ 36 weeks
#5 @ 38 weeks

I'm guessing this one will be 38 weeks.

Oooo...this is like an SAT question...I think you're wrong as the answer is...

35.

[babygrant]

i was induced 11 days late (pre-mdc)

[Belle]

My dd was born 10days before her EDD.

[mirlee]

Originally Posted by Nora'sMama

Yes, I currently have two friends who are pregnant - around 39 and 40 weeks respectively - neither has reached their due date and both are incredulous that they are "still" pregnant. The one whose due date is almost here says that at her OB practice, if you are "still" pregnant on your due date you come in and have monitoring done and then meet with the doctor to "decide what to do". : 40 weeks is the new 42 weeks.

This happened to me! I swear that is why I had a c-section. He was not ready to come out at all. I just wish I were stronger at that time to let him bake just a little while longer. :

[Shahbazin]

I was due May 24th, figured as a 1st time mom, I'd run late, so plenty of time to finish getting stuff ready - water broke & I went into labor May 6th, had DD just before midnight on the 8th.......she was a little girl (6 lbs, 2 oz) but I guess she just wanted out!

[Lilcrunchie]

6 days early, and my ovulation was absolutely on cd 14 (had IUI/injectables to conceive DS). I had contractions (signficant ones, not just B-H) for 3 weeks or so prior.

[pjlioness]

I was induced with cervacil (no pitocin, thank G-d), so my answer messes with your results, and ds1 was born at 38 weeks and 3 days (approx.). Ds2 was born at home 4 days after my due date, so I figure maybe ds1 was two weeks early.

[dnr3301]

I voted late, but it was only 3 days or so. I was never really all that sure of my dates.

[hunnybumm]

I went into labor the day after my due date with both my boys. I had them 3 days after their due dates.

With DS#1 I went in on my due date, we did a NST and all was fine. We scheduled an induction for 2 days later. Thankfully I went into labor the day before my induction, went to the hospital 4 hours before my induction appointment. All the nurses kept saying "Hey! Your early!"

With DS#2 I had an appointment 4 days before my due date (I think??). After that appointment they MW scheduled me for 3 more weekly appointments. I gaspsed and said "Oh my god.. I hope I don't need all of those!" but she said she didn't want to jinx me so she scheduled all of them. Thankfully I didn't need any of them!