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Your baby's labor and delivery is like no other in the world. Let others know what your experience was like.

• First Baby and I Had No Idea...
  
• My Easy Birth
  On the morning of September 10, I had gone for my 38-week checkup. I was told that everything was fine and that I should just go home, relax and it would all be a waiting game from now.
• Long Story for Short Labor
  At my 37-week appointment on June 19 I was already 4 centimeters dilated, 90 percent effaced, at 0 station, so I just felt like a ticking time bomb! The midwife said she expected to see us over the weekend, but nothing happened.
• Three Quick Labors
  This is the story of three of four children One week after my 18th birthday I found out that I was pregnant. I had a wonderful pregnancy, everything went smoothly.
• First Labor 2 Hours, Second and Third Labors 1 Hour
  My first child was due on August 28. The evening of the 27th was like any other in my pregnancy, pretty uneventful.
• My Daughter's Story
  My daughter was born three weeks early and in a crazy, fast delivery. I lived 40 minutes away from the hospital where we planned to have our first child.
• First Labor, 2.6 Hours, Second Labor?
  It was a hot summer day (baby's due date). I went to the midwives appointment.
• Fast First Birth
  As my due date arrived and still no baby I was beginning to think I would go two weeks over and have to be induced like my mum did with all her babies.
• Hunter Was Ready to Meet the World
  On May 9 my mother, ex-husband and I went to my last appointment before my due date, May 10. My doctor did an exam.
• 10-minute Home Birth
  I was about eight days away from my due date. I had a sudden urge to empty my constantly full bladder at around 3:25 a.
• Four-hour Labor
  I was expecting my first, so I didn't really know what to expect, but I had full intentions of getting an epidural. I had taken my maternity leave two weeks before my due date just to play it safe.
• First and in an Hour
  I was only 18 when I gave birth to our first son – my boyfriend and I (now husband of eight years) are high school sweethearts and ended up having a baby a little early in our lives, but we were really fortunate to have each other and to have wonderful parents and friends to help us along the way.
• First-time Mom
  I was only 38 weeks (exactly to the day actually) but I was getting very impatient! I remember wishing my brother a happy birthday and telling him that I didn't think Addison was ever going to come, let alone on his birthday ...
• My First Baby
  As for every mom experiencing her first pregnancy, you really don't know what to expect. You go by what you are told by your OB/GYN or your girlfriends, most of whom don't want to scare the pants off you so they leave some stuff out.
• Quick but Painful
  It all started when I was sick for the entire month of December. I kept saying I had the flu and it would go away soon.