Did you birth like your mum?

Nope - Mum had 3 natural (relatively easy) births, 1 day late, 1 day early, 2 weeks early... I had mine 11 days overdue, emergency CX! But then she has high BP, while mine is ridiculously low!

My mum had 4 kids in total

1. 7 pounds, 1 week over due, went into labour took 10 hours. water broke during labour

2. 9 pounds, on time, waters broke during labour, about 5-6 hours

3. 7 pounds, on time, water broke in bed, labour started straight away, 2-3 hours

4. 7 pounds just, a few days late, labour started but waters broke during, 30 minutes!!! (this was me)

I am having my 3rd. So far.

1. 6 pounds, on time, spontanious labour, water broke during, 10 hours

2. 8 1/2 pounds, 1 week late, induced, water broke during, 5 hours.

So far this little girl will be in the 6 pound range, I am looking to be ontime, I am picking about a 3 hour labour.

There are alot of simularities. Be interesting to see if I follow her pattern.

No we have not been the same
For my mum

#1 12hours labour 6lbs 11onz G 1 week Late
#2 7 hours labour 7lbs 11onz G 1 week Late
#3 4 hours labour 8lbs 6onz B 1 week early
#4 2 hours labour 8lbs 2onz G 1 week early ME Induced doctor going away lol
#5 5 hours labout 8lbs 8onz B Due date newyears Very bad birth baby stuck wrong way up
#6 3 hours induced labour 13 years after number 5. 9lbs 2onz 12 days late. He got stuck i was at this birth. My poor mum.

Now for me
#1 less than 5 hours labour 4 days late G 7lbs 15onz
#2 2 hours labour water birth 6-12 days late depending on my date or scan. B 8lbs 14onz
#3 3 hours labour home birth 3 days late G 8lbs 13onz
#4 2 hours labour born in shower 4 days before due date B 7lbs 11onz.

My mum was in labour for 2 hours with both my sister and I, so I was a bit hacked off that I was in labour for a whole 4 hours! ;)

So I guess our labours were quite similar. Everyone told me throughout pregnancy to be prepared for a short labour due to my mums...

Interesting reading!

So far we've been the same, my mum had both of us posterior, and we had to be turned with forceps.

My DS was posterior but I ended up having an emergency C, but I think that was to do with the fact I was in the birthing pool for ages and he was effectively stuck!

MY DS was also the exact same birth weight as me!

FX #2 is not posterior!

My mum had the same theory, and they were kinda similar in that they were pretty quick and easy, and we both had girls first and boys second. Her 1st (me) was 3weeks overdue, 6hr labour and 7pd 5oz. My first was 3 weeks *early*, 3.5hr labour and 6lb 3oz. Then her second was induced on due date so likely would have been overdue too, 3hr labour and 8pd 1oz. My 2nd was 5 days early, 1.5hr labour and 7lb 11oz.

And another interesting piece of trivia - It wasn't till my boy surprised us by coming out bum-first that I found out that my brother was breech right up until just before he was born, and my mum's brother was born breech (the only boy out of 6kids). Random, boys in our family don't have a sense of direction

mums first was me, born at 8lb8 at 42 weeks, natural birth, 52 hours labour
my first c section at 38 weeks after 48 hours weighing 6 pound

mums second slid out in 6 hours at 40 ish weeks weighing 6 lb4
mine wasnt budging at 40 + 2 - elective section weighing 8lb9oz

probably as different as you could get

Did I birth like my mum...ha,nope,she had 3 c sections,I had three natural births.
Although her first (me) and my last were both 2 weeks over.

TheKelly was an emergency c section after 20 hours labour, her brother was 8lb 13oz and was a trial of labour and then a c-section and with her sister i was in hospital for a night before the intended c-section and ended up going into labour and still had a c-section and her sister was 7lb 3oz
hope that helps