# It's started, contrax are five to four mins apart...going to the hospital soon! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 21, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967 "2003-01-21T13:28:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/1 "2003-01-21T13:28:12Z")
Howdy fellow dopers, just a quick note to say that it looks like I’ll only get to about six (maybe seven) days overdue. Contractions started last night and have been hot and heavy since. I am just trying to talk myself into having some toast (difficult due to the nausea that accompanies every pain). The pain is worse than I thought it would be (isn’t it always?) but so far I’m managing, just not very gracefully (cursing a blue streak is more like it). Either my mom (Runadoc) or I will update when we can. ---
**Author:** ![Sebhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Sebhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sebhal)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/2 "2003-01-21T13:35:40Z")
Good luck! My wife isn’t due for a few months yet, so you’ll have to let us know how it goes. Is he/ she your first? N. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/3 "2003-01-21T14:36:58Z")
Yahooo! Good luck Poysyn! And if I may be so bold, I suggest you eat anything you can and drink a bunch of water before you go in. Once you’re there, they’re likely to not allow you anything but ice chips and labor is hard work. You’ll be _thirsty_–like running a marathon thirsty. Keep us updated. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/4 "2003-01-21T14:41:35Z")
[Pregnant Doper] Hmmm… I’m having contractions. Should I call up hubby first or the hospital? Oh wait, before I do anything let me make sure everyone on the boards know. [/Pregnant Doper] This is like the second Doper to do this, post while having contractions and/or on their way to the hospital to deliver. That’s what I call dedication to the community. Keep us informed. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/5 "2003-01-21T14:56:12Z")
Amp got to it before I did. It was a treat to see you at KneedipperDope last year - what do you know, I’m going to this year’s NDP convention in Toronto on the weekend… and you’re giving birth 🙂 Must be kismet! All the good luck in the world for Poysyn and the new little Dose 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/6 "2003-01-21T15:33:44Z")
Heck, Airman posted before I was seriously in labor, and he (I think) posted while I was in labor and in hospital. And Zappo posted, as well, because he called five minutes after I gave birth. Definitely keep us posted, and eat whatever you can whenever you can. If you don’t have any meds for labor, the doc may allow clear liquids like Jello and broth – take advantage of this while he’ll let you. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/7 "2003-01-21T15:43:13Z")
Good luck! Hope things go smoothly. ---
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/8 "2003-01-21T16:12:29Z")
Good luck **Poysyn** and I know that **Runadoc** will be a good grandmother (almost typed great Grandmother but that would get me killed by Runa… 😃 Keith ---
**Author:** ![Anahita](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@Anahita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anahita)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/9 "2003-01-21T16:14:49Z")
Great news! Let us know how it turns out! All the best for a safe delivery and a healthy baby. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/10 "2003-01-21T16:44:45Z")
Poysyn said, “The pain is worse than I thought it would be (isn’t it always?) but so far I’m managing, just not very gracefully (cursing a blue streak is more like it).” You ain’t seen nuthin’ yet! Good luck! Say hi to the baby! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/11 "2003-01-21T16:47:16Z")
Good luck, **Poysyn**! ---
**Author:** ![Cessandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/12 "2003-01-21T16:59:18Z")
**Amp** , when I was getting ready to go to the hospital last time, my husband and I _both_ stopped to update our online journals. I think I also posted to a board, but I don’t remember if it was the SDMB or another one. It’s exciting and you want to tell people! Good luck, Poysyn!!! ---
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/13 "2003-01-21T17:07:38Z")
Yeah I know it is exciting. I missed milliAmp’s birth, I was in basic training at the time and when I finally got the message and through to the hospital he was already screaming his lungs out. ☹ So I know what it feels like to have a birth going on and to want everyone to know. ---
**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/14 "2003-01-21T18:18:43Z")
Woo! Good luck, **Poysyn**! Tripler Wooooo! ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/15 "2003-01-21T18:37:11Z")
I always am perked up when I read of a Doper In Labor posting before she heads for the hospital. Wimmen Doper’s are a tough lot. Good luck for a safe, uneventful labor for the arrival of \*\*Little Poysyn \*\* 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/16 "2003-01-21T19:23:57Z")
[story] My sister in law just had a baby in December (third) and they didn’t want to admit her when the contractions were 4-5 minutes - they told her to wait until they were closer together! And she goes fast, for their second she was admitted at 10 in the morning, and delivered at 11. Plus they moved last year and are now about 45 miles from their hospital - my brother called me when they were at her moms (so she could watch the other two kids) and I asked him if he knew how to deliver a baby (they still had a fairly long drive to the hosp.) and he answered, “No!” and I could hear the panic in his voice. [/story] Good luck **Poysyn** , in the spirit of a true Doper, keep us informed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Smashed\_Ice\_Cream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smashed_Ice_Cream)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/17 "2003-01-21T19:43:27Z")
Wheee!! Here’s wishing you easy labor and a perfect child! (although how could it be anything but?) Can’t wait to hear what’s going on! ---
**Author:** ![Siemsi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Siemsi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siemsi)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/18 "2003-01-21T20:50:35Z")
Wooh-hoo! Good luck, Poysyn! Prayers are with you and your little one! ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/19 "2003-01-21T21:15:00Z")
Thinking of you! Best of luck and my wishes that all goes perfectly! ---
**Author:** ![leechbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@leechbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leechbabe)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967/20 "2003-01-21T22:41:49Z")
Good luck **Poysyn**. Don’t forget to post baby pictures later! 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-started-contrax-are-five-to-four-mins-apart-going-to-the-hospital-soon/149967.md?page=2)