I started getting latent labour contractions about 3 weeks ago. Two weeks ago today I had a show, and then 2 days of much more intense contractions, then it all stopped. I've had next to nothing, other than strong BH every now and then and a few hours of contractions every 5-10 mins at a time since. I'm not due until tomorrow, but this waiting and stop start is really getting me down.
I feel really tired and my family all say, well you won't be going into labour until you're energetic!
I'm getting sick of the daily phonecalls from everyone checking that I'm still intact. It's really not helping me.
After 8 months of hyperemesis and zofran I really can't be doing with this any more.
Sorry it's such a long rant! Has anyone got any advice or anything to help?
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thepoppy · 19/05/2006 11:30
my labour took forever to get going too, about a week of on-off contractions before i went into established labour, then 18 hours of 2-3min contractions which did f-all until the midwife broke my waters.
have you tried all the little tricks; rasberry leaf tea, clary sage oil, spicy food, sex? if nothing else they make you feel like your doing something proactive. i went for a lovely long walk on the beach and went into established labour that night, not sure it helped but it got me out of the house doing something at least. squatting is supposed to help too as it encourages baby to drop further down and stretches your cervix or something along those lines!
HTH, good luck 
Thought I'd just add in here, hopr that's okay..... I am finding myself in a similar position having spent the last two days feeling 'fluey' or 'Pre-Menstrual like'..... had lots of strong Braxton Hicks thet seemed to be getting regular and increasingly uncomfortable. I had a Reflexology treatment yesterday and the Therapist seemed to feel quite strongly that Labour is imminent (she said Saturday!!!!!) But this morning i'm not so sure and Braxton Hicks seem to have stopped.....
I still think it's definitely trying Reflexology though, I have heard several reports of it being VERY effective and as you said you're feeling tired and probably quite stressed(??!) it will give you an energy boost..... and make you feel nice and relaxed..........
Hope it helps.....
I tried everything and was late both times! With dd2 I thought I was starting off weeks before she eventually came. I was eventually booked to be induced in the afternoon and she started naturally in the morning - think it was fear! 
IME - it'll happen when it happens - for me nothing kickstarted labour - not what you want to hear - but your lo will be here eventually.
if you want to get a head start on the reflexology, rubbing the ball of your big toe quite deeply in a clockwise direction with clary sage oil might help, it's relaxing if nothing else
got my fingers crossed for you love, nothings worse than the waiting.
Well, the reflexology didn't start anything, and the sweep this morning was really uncomfortable but everything calmed down. Only the MW managed to accidentally rupture my membranes 
, so now the clock's started. I've got until Friday morning and then I've got to go in to be induced.
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