What is up with this??

[jencrispin]

There were five other American ladies in the hospital at the same time. One was having a bath when labor started and she made it to the hospital (a half hour drive) with half an hour to spare. One had a perfectly "normal" birth, two of us had 65 hours of labor, and then there was the girl who had her baby in her car. It was her fifth baby, though, and she had had quick labors with all of them. (I think the hospital had sent her home earlier and she had to turn right back around.) I don't think it's much to worry about, though, although you should never assume that because you're a first-timer (you are, right?) you're going to have a long labor. So, like others have said, be prepared. I played it safe, since I didn't have a phone, by not going anywhere alone for the last two weeks. I couldn't drive anyway since I couldn't reach the clutch of my car with the belly in the way.

I've been lurking, but I had to pipe in. Jen, Kristin and Lisa, I'm also in Atlanta (Tucker)! Kristin, you may remember me from the VF Get Together at your house about a year ago.

I'm going to deliver at Piedmont and my husband is afraid we aren't going to make it to the hospital. He listens to 99X... I wonder if that's where he got that fear from. He brought this up to my doctor who reassured him that he would not have to deliver our baby! This thread is also reassuring!

I'll introduce myself officially in another thread.

Cindy

[Kristin Aziz]

I definitely remember you! How are you doing? Congratulations on your pregnancy! Who is your doctor? I worked in L&D at Piedmont for years. Both of my kids were born there, too. It's a great place to have a baby.

Good to see you again!

Kristin