Traditional "It would appear that I am in labour, but when will it actually get going properly thread

[AnguaVonUberwald]

I have been having period like pains and backache since friday evening, last night I had an hour and a half of really intense contractions every few minutes, that suddenly stopped, had a few this morning as well, but now back to the period like pains and backache, how long could this go on for?

email me now on mammydoula at aol dot com

I'll forget in the morning. Not important

LOL!

content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/thumb/a/a4/256px-Buttered_crumpet2.jpg crumpet anyone?]]

crumpet anyone?

oops

have emaild you !

Angua! Hurrah! Like me you just snuck in with a March birth, although yours missed being an April fool by a whisker :0

Many congratulations - you deserve it after a month of pre-labour and creating a rather impressive MN thread!

HOORAY ANGUA

At flipping last! What did he weigh? (did i miss that?)

Crumpets??? Thats it i am staying on this thread

MoM gets best butter and agrees with Mars about the runny-ness

Ahh tis a nice thread...des it have to end now baby VonUberwald is here?

Congratulations Angua

Well We are delighted to announce the safe arrival of JAK.

He arrived at 7.40am today Wednesday 02.04.08, born at home after a very quick labour 1hour and 40 mins (ambulance arrived too late!). Weighing 9lbs with no pain relief other than TENS available (ouch!)

I am exhausted but doing ok. Baby is doing very well.

Well done Rainbow! Congratulations!!!!!

oh 38 msgs left! can't believe it..rainbow, angua. HQ! all of you CONGRATULATIONS! I'm so pleased the babies are here

Jayshsush Rainbowdays! You were posting on here at 6.40 that you thought this was "it" and you were actually giving birth an hour later!!!!

Tis the thread, tis the thread...

congratulations and welcome to JAK - and well done for birthing a nine pounder with virtually no pain relief.

Come on scorpio, I want to add yours to my tally...

bloody hell that took some counting!

fourteen babies so far.

Still waiting on a few as well.

Come on Scorpio, VS and the rest of you. We don't have many posts left (you'll have to start your own threads when this one's full)

morning gorgeous squonk!

welcome jak ! well done rainbow days, so we have had two unplanned home births? yes?
and another good sized babies, you ladies grow 'em well , doncha!?

Yay Angua- and welcome Jak! congrats!

Started to get a (tiny) trickle of fluid after 3am last nigt, hoping it's the start of something but not called hospital as alone with kids atm. Only absolutely tiny amounts, though, si i don't think it's going to be anything to get excited about- but I can hope! They never leaked with the others, and still no contractions.

thanks for the email !

that sounds good peachy.... is the fluid clear? could be hindwater leak. i had one 36 hours before DD arrived..

Rest up Peach my lovely, if you can.

am off out in a mo, will check on things when i get back !

Fluid is totally clear, I presumed was hindwaters- came on after a coughing fit and I thought i'd imagined it tbh but (TMI) marks opn sheets this morning .

Felt the baby enaged last nigh6t, and every time I tried to collapse on too-comfy sofa Dh kicked me off and amde me sit on the ball or squat so makes sense.

I mentioned to DH but he just laughed and went back to sleep

they're good at laughing at you and going back to sleep, men, aren't they

sounds good peachy, fingers crossed that this is it

want a flapjack, peachy, while we wait?

Didn't want to take up a space on the limited posts on teh thread but YAY rainbowdays

Peachy.....sounds promising.

Peachy - really hoping for you!

I am ok today, still pregnant (lol), 38+6 today. Had last baby at 39 weeks exactly and first one at 39+2 so please god can i have Millie now???

Getting very crampy every time i walk around and feel like i want to sleep alot.