in slow lonely labour any help?

[thewill]

Im in labour with 2nd and at home alone, but it keeps stopping and starting , and has now stopped all together.
Any tips on how to get it going again, or any similar experiences.
Have also sent son to MIL, so don't even have him to keep me company!

lol

yes 35 weeks now - having a homebirth, hiring a pool

I could barely wipe my own bum at 40 weeks let alone try to feel my own cervix!! :o

I really want to feel my cervix now

lol, a bit like massaging your own perineum to prevent tears - I could never reach round that far...

its not as easy as it sounds, which isnt v easy. i havent seen any thing past my naval for a while now, let alone tried to get there.

Good luck, Thewill. Great to have Pupuce as an online Doula, huh?
When is the MIL due to bring DS back?

they have arrived now, so something to distract me. plus which its strange him not being here.
more 'any signs' questions though.

surely something by now??

I had several stop and starts before it finally was the real thing! So frustrating. In the end you feel contractions but are in complete denial because you don't want to be disappointed again. I hope for you that you are quiet on here, because you are busy delivering a healthy bundle of joy. Second time round should be quicker than 52 hours, but then again, that easily done isn't it (51 hours for example, no, only joking). This time of night though I would defo opt for the sleeping option, no walking till morning . Goodluck!

Hoping things are going well thewill - more good luck vibes to you