What if you go into labor at work in DC but your home and hospital are in NoVA?

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Anonymous wrote:With a history of precipitous labor, I would get a Dr note to work fully remote from 36 weeks onward.

My first labor was over 30 hours and required pitocin. My 2nd labor was less than 2 hours. I woke up having contractions at 12:15am and had a baby in my arms just before 2am. Two weeks before, my friend had a baby on her kitchen floor while writing her “out of office” message because she felt off and thought she’d probably go into labor the next day.

wowowow. Sad but very accurate picture of American maternal health

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Anonymous wrote:We recently moved to Vienna and I commute into DC about twice a week. With the metro and walk, it's about 45 mins door to door. I'm currently in my 3rd trimester and wondering what I would do if I go into labor at work. Would I try to make it back to Vienna or just go to Sibley (where I delivered my first but obviously not currently registered at)? Should I try to go fully remote after 35 weeks?

I know most people have hours upon hours before they deliver but with my first, I had him at 37 weeks and got to the hospital at 9cm. I worry I'll have an even faster labor the second time around and now the logistics of a toddler and in-office work have me nervous.

What have others done?

Somebody will call 911 and you will be whisked to the closest hospital.

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If your office won't let you go remote, they are nuts and I recommend making every effort to give birth on the conference table to allow them to enjoy the consequences of their inflexibility

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We recently moved to Vienna and I commute into DC about twice a week. With the metro and walk, it's about 45 mins door to door. I'm currently in my 3rd trimester and wondering what I would do if I go into labor at work. Would I try to make it back to Vienna or just go to Sibley (where I delivered my first but obviously not currently registered at)? Should I try to go fully remote after 35 weeks?

I know most people have hours upon hours before they deliver but with my first, I had him at 37 weeks and got to the hospital at 9cm. I worry I'll have an even faster labor the second time around and now the logistics of a toddler and in-office work have me nervous.

What have others done?

Somebody will call 911 and you will be whisked to the closest hospital.

This is not a good outcome. OP will be on the hook for an ambulance ride. Better to have someone drive her.

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Remote

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Anonymous wrote:I agree with working remotely starting as soon as you can. Just so you don't have to worry. But, you could also just get an Uber home as soon as you started feeling contractions and you would likely have plenty of time to rinse off in the shower, grab your hospital bag, etc. Most first babies take a while.

Do you have a DH/partner? You could also get that person to grab the hospital bag and come get you, and drive you to the hospital.

Sorry, I just saw it's your second. My bad. But yeah, Uber home, DH meets you there, hospital together.

My water broke at 38 weeks and hospital told me to come in, I delayed in an hour to shower since I assumed as a ftm it would be very slow. I left the house with no contractions and 10 minutes into the 15 minutes in to the 20 minute drive i was in immense pain- arrived and they said I was 4 cm dialated and contractions every 3 minutes. I ended up getting a en epidural and spinal and it then slowed down significantly but for a future kid I'm going immediately

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Anonymous wrote:Are you a FTM? Labor is usually 12 hours if not several days...

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