anyone awake and want to time my contractions??!

[octopussyinyummyeastereggs]

am 37 weeks today and felt niggly uncomfy all day - had contractions on and off but can;t sleep! Last one was 12.53 ....

Honey it's the length of your contractions rather than the times at the moment.

Are you able to sleep at all?

now 12.57! They last about a minute - the sore ones last longer ....! Dh has gone to sleep in case false labour - which is where I should be but can;t settle.

now 1.01am! Shit thats every 4 minutes

hi octopussy.
are you planning a home birth?
is your bag packed?

Er no and dh has drunk a bottle of wine and gone to bed!! Had practice contractions with no2 for weeks before he arrived...

If it gets really painful will call in the cavalry!

Still 4 minutes ... will give it a bit longer and then maybe try to get back to sleep or atleast shut my eyes so they don;t hurt so much tomorrow if its a false alarm!

Packed ready and planning hosp birth as ds1 was c section ... having read daisymoo's birth story am slightly concerned though LOL

have you tried getting in the bath?

lulumama's gonna kick herself for missing this!

Oooo, exciting!

Lulumama recommended me some goggles!

What I want to know is whether its real - because if not will take some paracetomol and codeine and go to bed!

also - with tens - if you aren't sure - should you use it - or the fact that I am even considering it is a sign?

Go to bed. If the pain doesn't let you sleep then you'll know.

Also..... you need as much rest as you can get. Make sure you drink and eat!

good plan - chocolate in kicthen - will see if it takes the edge off!

Gotta go to bed honey. If they last for a min of a minute for the next hour... it might be time to go in. If they slow down, go to sleep. Will check back tomorrow to see if you're still here.

We still need someone to beat NatalieJane's longest ever labour... thread! lol

Wishing you well though.

Night night! Oh god poor Natalie Jane - that'll be me - still here in 5 weeks!

You'll be fine honey. Just a thought.... are the contractions causing you to make noise? And if so.... what shape is your mouth when you make them... little o or big O?

octo you're still awake

here's the link you were after x

Why didn't I know all the big O, little o business when I had DS?

Have we all gone to bed?

No no, I'm here. But I'm not the interesting one

You ok, Octo?

i think she my be in the bath, or in bed?

is quite amusing really, last night she played a trick on us all on our AnteNatal thread, posted to say her waters had broken, left us to get excited, then came back to say she was only joking

I hope she is sleeping soundly

Wish I was !!

DD is being a pita

i hope so too, she's not due til 15th April

Any news?

Waves to Ellie.

why did no-one wake me?????? wellllllllll?????

Being nosy