Ha, the giving birth thing is mad.
With the first my misses was 10 days late so taken in to be induced… I was sent home at 22.00 & told it wouldn't be that night … a couple of stellas & a kebab & a bit of tv, went to bed about 01.00 … 02.00 I get a call saying come in but no rush, hahahaha, like I wouldnt rush, anyway I got to the hospital very quickly to be rushed upstairs & told to hurry as the baby was being born. I looked down as I passed … it took ages to get over the trauma of that, I couldnt look her in the ahem "eye" for months after & he was born at 02.20.
The second was close to millies description, "no dear I am sure you are fine, only a couple of contractions so far but as we are quiet we will just check you over…..GET HER INTO THE DELIVERY ROOM NOW!" I think that was about 30 mins from arriving at the hospital to born & about 2 hours from first contraction…
My advice is dont go too far away.