were you told you weren't in labour?

Oh Newquay, did I go to the same hospital as you? Awful, M.G.

It is not surprising that we all retain memories of the MEMORABLE days and nights when our children (and their children) were born as these are literally Life Changing events - personal miracles. If giving birth were an unusual occurrence, it would be plastered all over the news media (think of the Pandas). Although it is something most of us have in common, each birth is unique and it is miraculous that we can produce a real live human being that we grew, with, in most cases, no help from science or technology.

With my first one I went to bed about midnight absolutely fine. Woke up about 2 hours later with contractions every 3 minutes. Phoned the maternity unit and was told 'if it's come on that quickly then it will probably stop again. Take a couple of painkillers and go back to bed.' I didn't, got dressed and an hour later phoned again as contractions getting stronger. Was told to go in and she was born about half an hour later.

These experiences are obviously burned on our brain and will never be forgotten. I don't care if it's forty or fifty years later and all it takes is a clever post asking the question like minesaprosseco to unlock them all! Why should it matter if it's "down the line", it is still our history!

Can't even spell prosecco, I'm so indignant!

Professionals !? Apparently my son doesn't exist as my pregnancy test was negative..and the second..and the third and so on ..and so on until I d.ivered him nearly painlessly 37 years ago! I'd had two miscarriages in 18 months and told I would never have another child ( I have a daughter 40).so they assumed he was all in my head. He is... I never forget what a joy he was and is to me.

DD's best friend became pregnant after IVF, spent most of her pregnancy in bed because of Placenta Praevia and nearly died during a horrendous c section. Not long afterwards she became pregnant naturally and had a totally normal pregnancy. She was amazed to find that it was possible to be pregnant and actually have a normal life at the same time.

Yes, with both my Sons, 1st one was born 20 minutes after being told that i couldn't possibly be in labour, 2nd one arrived 45 minutes after being told that.
With my 2nd child i also went into labour prematurely at 33 weeks and was given a tablet to stop the labour allowing me to carry him for another 3 weeks, i then gave birth at 36 weeks.
My DiL had the same thing, she was told she wasn't in labour, (she was full term and definitely in labour), and then told to "take this pill dear", and just like with me labour stopped for a while, every time her labour pains resumed she was given another pill to take, they did this repeatedly for a full week, when my Grandson was eventually born he had to go into an Incubator as he had been born with a Chest Infection.

I wasn't told I wasn't in labour, but DH was ordered in no uncertain terms to go home at midnight as he was in the way and I'd be there for hours. So I was left alone "to sleep", given a Mogadon when I couldn't (what a surprise!), and roundly told off when I rang my little bell at 2am to let the staff know that actually, DD's head was out. Happy days!

I wasn't told I wasn't in labour, but DH was ordered in no uncertain terms to go home at midnight as he was in the way and I'd be there for hours. So I was left alone "to sleep", given a Mogadon when I couldn't (what a surprise!), and roundly told off when I rang my little bell at 2am to let the staff know that actually, DD's head was out. Happy days!