DD2 arrived yesterday morning after longwell it felt long to mebut straightforward labour at home. Woke up at 2 am Tuesday morning with contractions about 20 minutes apart, they got closer together during the day and were 5 mins apart most of the time from about 1pm, but when midwives came at 10pm Tuesday (after earlier visit at 4pm when I was not quite effaced) I was depressingly only 2 cm dilated. (Should point out that dp, not me, had dd1).
Contractions got faster and harder after that, midwives came back just before 5 with gas and air, which by then I really really needed. I also got in the pool at that point which was fantastic. Miriam was born in the pool at 6.39 am, 8lbs 1/2 oz. No middle name yet but she will get one!
Must go, sister and nephew just arrived.