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Take to family friends and other people and see if during the day if the time was to come if they may be willing to drive you. You, May have time to waite, you may not. I know when I had my son, It was a 20 min drive ( the longest drive ever!!) and 20 min later I was holding him in my arms.
You should not drive yourself!!! Call a cab if you have to. Your labor could progress quickly, but generally it's not as dramatic as in movies. You'll have time in between contractions to get your stuff together. If you're late and being induced you'll get a scheduled time to go to the hospital and plenty of time to plan ahead. My husband drove me to the hospital (5 minutes) on the morning I was scheduled for induction. It wasn't a frenzied scene, he just packed up the car and off we went at 4am :)
...with my husband driving like a maniac to the hospital???
hahaha, in all seriousness if I went into labor at work (which I really hope not!) I know a good friend/co-worker of mine would drop everything and drive me to the hospital. :)
I drove myself, and it wasn't really a big deal... stayed home b/c I was having contractions, drove myself to my OB mid morning, they checked me and I was 4cm and sent me to the hospital! Luckily it was only a couple miles, but I drove there and walked with my duffle bag to the hospital :) Other people seemed mortified that I'd done it, but it worked out fine. Had my less than 5 hours after I arrived!
@inspiredcreationsbyhaley: I am kind of shocked lol! t's very lucky that it was ok for you, but it's probably not safe for mom, baby, or anyone else on the road for a pregnant women to be driving herself around while in labor. Is it really worth having a painful contraction and flying off the road or into another car? I am amazed your doctor's office let you drive yourself :-/
OP play it safe and arrange for a ride!
@KatyElle - they probably only let me go b/c I was still in a good mood (even during contractions) and handling the pain well. i'd been dealing with pre-term labor issues for the 6wks prior to giving birth so I was pretty used to having contractions by then. they gave me a potty pad so i didn't ruin my car and sent me on my way. if i'd been curled over in pain or really freaking out, i don't think they would have let me drive.
Can you ask someone at work to drive you if this happens? And then maybe your DH can have a co-worker drive him to the hospital, and you can worry about getting your car later?
My husband and I work together, so we drive in together most days. The day I had my daughter, I was driving back to work from picking up lunch when my water broke. I came back to the office, called my husband, and waited for like half an hour until he showed up to drive me to the hospital. My contractions weren't bad at all at that point (I've had worse period cramps than those contractions), but I still think it's best to have someone else drive you. You just don't know how quickly you'll progress.
My labor started at 10 pm and began very slowly. We went to the hospital at 1, got sent home, went back at 5, didn't have the baby till 2 in the afternoon.
While in the beginning my contractions weren't bad at all and i'm sure I could have driven fine, I don't think it would have been a good idea b/c they got bad pretty quickly. I would talk to friends and family and see if anyone has a flexible schedule just in case your hubby can't get to you in a reasonable amount of time, and worst case call a cab.
Thanks bees!
I think if it happened when I was at work, it could be okay because I'm sure the principal would drive me. If it was on a non-work day, I am thinking I should talk to my retired friend from around the corner. I used to drive her to work on bad snow days because she didn't like driving in the snow. Maybe she could get me back? :)
@cvbee: Great question - now I'm thinking about my options!
If it happens at work, I think I'll ask my mom to drive me and DH can meet us at the hospital. If it happens on my off-Friday, DH will probably have to drive home to get me.
Not sure where you and DH work in relation to each other, but as the due date gets closer, could you switch up your driving? He drops you off and takes the car to his work? That leaves you without a vehicle on the days that you don't have to work, but at least he'll have transportation for "when it happens".
Oy, I haven't even thought of this yet! If it happens at work, not sure what to do! We both drive to work, but I work downtown and my husband works out on Longwood Ave (hospital row in Boston!) The good news is, he will already be in the area for my delivery. The bad news is I have no idea how I'd get there unless i drove myself.... If it happens during non-work hours and DH is already at the hospital, maybe I'll just take a cab. Since we live in the city, most of our close friends and family live at least 15-20 mins away (even if only a few miles away). That sounds depressing though!
Oh dear. I hadn't thought of this. DH works more than an hour away, so if things happen quickly, he might not be able to get home. We're going to hire a doula, so perhaps my doula can drive me to the hospital? Otherwise I'll have my sister on call, but she also works 30 minutes away. I guess a cab is a last resort.
I'd find someone to drive you if you're not with your hubby. I was having contractions for like 12 hours before we went to the hospital and it wouldn't have been that big of a deal to drive but we only went to the hospital after my water broke and pain very very quickly escalated. That's the thing about labor, everyones is different and it's unpredictable so you wouldn't want to be on the highway driving and all of a sudden it be baby time or your contractions escalate even if they were pretty manageable before.
Also when I told my husband I was having pretty regular contractions he went into work and then said 'what am I doing' and came home. I didn't go in until the middle of the night but he knew it was baby time. Usually you have warning that contractions are becoming more regular before you need to rush to the hospital.
My SO drove me.
My water broke at 1:45am, had her at 6:29pm.
WHO has these short labors?? Lucky! LOL
Funnily enough, as much of a worrywart as I am, this was one question that never really crossed my mind. We just started TTC, but I always just assumed DH would drive me if he was around, or I'd have a friend on stand-by or worst comes to worst call an ambulance... am I just being dumb that ambulances are an option???
My husband (now ex) drove me each time. One was an induction so no drama. the second was a race to the hospital (went to the nearest instead of the one I was supposed to go to) and the third was born in the van on the way to the hospital. 4th was at night, no drama. Most of the time you have a little bit of time before you need to go. Not always lol but usually.
@SapphireSun: good question about ambulances.
I'm hoping they go over this 'getting to the hospital' business in our prenatal hostpital classes.
A parent of my student had her water break in the grocery store and she progressed really fast. She had to get an ambulance and barely made it there in time. The happy ending is that she looked great a week later and showed up for her parent teacher conference to tell me the story! I was pregnant at the time. Horrified but excited it can all happen so quickly.
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I'd love to hear some getting to the hospital stories.
Last night DH got really worried about how we would get me to the hospital if I went into labour on a work day. See, we share a vehicile. In the morning I drive him to his carpool and then I take the truck to work or back home if I have no work.
He's really worried about how the whole getting to the hospital thing will work. Can I drive myself? Can I wait 30 minutes for him to get driven home from work, and then for us to take the 20 minute drive to the hospital from our house?
Advice?!