YAY........I am finally in labour......

[GoodGollyMissMolly]

Started at 6am, getting stronger and longer, but futher apart
Just thought I'd share, as I am so excited

Thanks lulu, I will do (or try no to be too tense ) I dont know any breathing exercises as we dont have any classes for it in my area, but just concerntrating on slow rythmic breathing.

I will be going in to the home Haych, as have to have anitbiotic cover and consultant wants me to have an epi, due to my heart condition.

ok

try to breathe deeply, not shallow, and the gas and air can help you with that if you choose it

try to concentrate on riding through each contraction and not tensing waiting for it to end

each one you have is a step closer to baby, and one you don;t have to do again

sacral pressure can be really helpful too

thanks Lulu, Whats sacral pressure?

Im afraid, i dont know what sacral pressure is either, i guess dp should push onto your sacrum to relieve some pain?

I hope you are ok throughout. Best of luck!!! Cant wait to find out how it went.

You CAN do it! You WILL do it!
Keep calm, dont fight it, just do it.

Do you know the sex?

Thanks haych, I've tried googling it, but I cant find anything that makes any sense to me, lol.

No we dont know the sex, but I think it's a boy

Oooh, a baby boy!
I didnt get boys, i have 2 girls.

I guess youve got a long night ahead of you. How are you feeling now??

Do you have a name sorted?

Sacral pressure means perhaps rolling the heel of a hand over the bottom of your back - quite firmly. The midwife taught dh how to do it and it really helped -v good pain relief!

Lulumama - you knit?????

Sorry, as you were, and have a lovely labour.xx

Oh i'm SO JEALOUS! I love labour. Especially that pushing out bit! how you doing now?

haych, the contractions are comming every 6 minutes now and about 2 minutes long and so very, very painful.

We have chosen Jack William for a boy and Erika May for a girl.

Thanks Prunie, I will tell DH now how to do it.

Santasmissy, lol at the pushing out bit

Feeling a bit sore and in quite a bit of pain now.

Are you having a home birth?

No Awen, I'm going in to the hospital. I have rang them but they said not to go yet. But I want some drugs

This is all very exciting!!!! Very best of luck GGMM

Sod the hospital telling you not to go. Off you trot. You've been at it since early this morning for heavens sake!

Thankyou HMC

when did they say to go in?

you sound quite ready to me.

how far is the journey in?

ooh good luck

I would have thought now was a good tim,e to go in

Good luck! Make sure you post a ba! Pushing is the best bit! Dh thinks i'm weird thinking of you.

Good luck! Make sure you post a ba! Pushing is the best bit! Dh thinks i'm weird thinking of you.

Have you had your baby? Have you? Sooo exciting! I guess you are in a hospital now so hope everything went well and it's over for you. Enjoy your new baby!

Santamissy I think you are weird! Pushing was the worst bit IMO!

Goodgolly, hope it all went well!

i knit, pruni ! not terribly well, but i knit, and cross stitch!

hoping miss molly is holding her lovely baby right now...

Lulu I had no idea - thought I "knew" all the MN knitters
You should knit for clients...!