Anyone about. I'm in labour I think

[SparklyGothKat]

I'm in hospital having contractions at 33 weeks. Just woken up with strong pains again so back on monitor. Anyone about?

I'm trying hard not to wake the other ladies. And sure I have woken up one already.

Marmite toast! Now you're talking!

Going back to bed now but will log on later to see how you are sparkly. Elsie is a lovely name.

I'm so getting dp to bring marmite in later.

My mum's name is Elsie. I definitely approve!

(She hasn't got a middle name. "November" wouldn't have been very successful.)

Marmite is my friend. If anyone messes with my friend I get hormonal

Marmite cheese is rather yummy too

Maples, I think I'm scared I'm going to sound like someone is murdering me

ATM they don't want to examine me in case it triggers full labour but been contracting all day since lunchtime.

Dp is sleeping ATM. He took the kids home to keep them in routine and to take them to school tomorrow

Sparkly, can I ask what it feels like

Sorry. I have these moments when I quietly freak out

Oh I had no idea at all you were pregnant. Brilliant news. Only the other day on a thread about who was prolific when you joined MN, I was saying to lisad that you and her and misdee were always around back then. I was then wondering where you are. You had a slightly different name back then.

About 8 months ago I had a spontaneous and premature rupture of membranes at about this time of night and posted sporadically for the next 37hrs...

Of course 8 months later, the product of all that hoohaa thinks that 3am is a perfectly reasonable hour to get up and demand friffing crumpets.

@ friffing crumpets

Like strong period pain that comes and goes.
Been moved to consultant led unit.

I remember you soh. I'm beginning to remember why I said no more babies. Damn dp!! Lol

Best of luck SGK.Love the name Elsie,bet she's a beauty.Mx.

It's a good job he's jeffing cute. I'm Not Swearing. Can you tell?

McPhee, when you're in labour it doesn't matter if you scream so loud the ceiling tiles fall or if you're silent throughout. It's the one time in your life that you behave in whatever way you need to with no regard for expectation or what anybody else does. Your own labour will be completely unique to you and that baby and there is no right or wrong. And what does it feel like? Aaaaaah. I've had two children and two very long labours. One was almost totally painfree, one was, erm, sore. It's a productive and useful pain or something or other and if you don't like it and don't want it any longer then there are drugs. You don't get a medal for doing it drugfree. You get a baby same as everybody else.

Sparkly, when in labour with ds they gave me a couple of speculum exams to check progress without interfering with me too much. In fact in a 37hr labour I only had one internal and that was during the emcs prep.

Yea they did that a few hours ago. Wasn't dilating. I would rather have an ve than that tho.

Haven't read the thread but presume you've had steroids etc... I hope they manage to halt the labour, but 33 weeks is a very good gestation for a premature baby if not. Good luck!