When did your dr tell you to go to the hospital for labor and delivery?

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Just curious to see what other women were told about when to come in/when it would be recommended etc. I'm delivering with a midwife and they want me to be in active labor with my contractions 3 minutes apart. - that's as a first time mom they recommend sooner if it was my second child. Is that normal ? I was fine with it until my mother was getting concerned about me giving birth in the car or something. But she has a tendency to be a worrier so I'm taking it with a grain of salt for now

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FTM and they told me 5-1-1, one min length every 5 mins and I've had them constant for an hour

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My water broke and was told to go. Contractions every 4-5 minutes for an hour or two is usually the rule.

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I was told the 511 rule,  or if there's decreased movement, and to call if my water breaks.

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This is my third, so doctor told me to come when my contractions are like 10 mins apart or when my water breaks of course.

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My doc said when they are 5 minutes apart. This is my 4th kid and I live an hour an thirty minutes from the hospitol if weather is good.

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With subsequent babies, they have you come in sooner when the contractions are farther apart because each labor progresses a lot faster, because it's all muscle memory at that point. But if it's your first, they want them to be 1 minute long, 5 minutes apart, lasting an hour because first time labors tend to take a while to progress. Prime example being me with my first, my contractions were doing that for hours, but they sent me home because my labor wasn't progressing. (Only for me to come back 2 hours later 😬) they admitted me later because I had gotten to 4 cm finally

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I'm a ftm and my doctor told me to come if ty are 3 min apart and painful. I live like 10 min from hospital

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I was a FTM (had my sweet baby girl on 1/12/17). The classes and books all say 5-1-1, but my midwife said 3-1-1. My husband called to check with the midwife on call, and she told us to wait until they're 3 minutes apart for an hour. My labor progressed quickly. I shot right past three minutes to two. We made it to the hospital, 20 minutes away, and I was dilated to a 6. An hour later I was a 10. I guess the moral of the story is to listen to your body and trust your gut mommy instinct. If you're in a lot of pain and your contractions are five minutes apart, it's better safe than sorry. Go to the hospital. I couldn't get an epidural because I was at a 10 so quickly they couldn't administer it. Also, if you're GBS positive, you're supposed to get antibiotics four hours before delivery. At least that's they way the hospital where I delivered does it. Best of luck! Hope you have a beautiful delivery and healthy baby!

When did your dr tell you to go to the hospital for labor and delivery?

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