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?

Congratulation Angua...finally , Peachy and Scorpio, really hope it is the real thing for you to.

OOh yep- flapjack and lemon drizle (virtual all the better as cant have dairy in RL- gah! but have to go glutten free when baby born as well so beene ating all the cake Ic an now.... made a great choccy and apricot cake last night, and popped fruit loaf in the freezer for visitors.

Nothing in the way of contractions yet but I took older boys out this morning to gets chool cloth4es and had to come home as baby felt so low it was unbeleivable!

Sod cake, I fancy burgers, lots of them, it seems to be the only thing I've craved!

How likely is it for a sweep to work quickly?

I've managed to get my mw to come round monday afternoon (CS is booked for wed morning) to do one for me so am ripening as much as I can between now and then!

Congratulations Angua and good Luck Peachy and VS

sweep will work within 24 - 48 hours if it is going to set you off

if you are favourable, can you delay c.s for another day or two

If I am favourable I will delay for a few days, I have all the forms etc so it's just changing my theatre date they'd have to do.

ok, sounds like a plan ! not get with the sex and nipple stim young lady !

Congrats to Angua

And honestly....Mr Angua.....you had ONE job .....

Welcome babies

I'll bugger off this thread now...

Leaking stopped last night, had 2 hours contractions that lefdt my stomach bruised visibly then zilch! Am starting to give up on hopes of HB, especiallya s kids go back tos chool from Easter on monday, and Mum cannot come here so would need to be able yto drop boys there in advance.

Bit (mostly as tired I expect)

any more baby news? or have you all moved to another thread? >

I think it died when Angua delivered,

no news here though - except that our village is nigh on inaccessible to cars when it snows and we're predicted up to 4 inches tomorrow!!!! And my doula lives in the Valleys.....

Eeeeek LOL

No news here either.

VS we need a new thread for this don't we?

Hang on

here