Ok so I'm in labour......

[ihavenewsockson]

had a sweep yesterday and had on/off cons all evening. decided to get some proper sleep and woke up at 5 this morning with contractions again.

so far they are about 40secs long and every 8-10 mins so now i'm up, sitting on my ball and going thru my list of things to get done if this is it.

are they supposed to get worse if you move around etc? that's a good thing right?

positive vibes please!!!

no idea never had a baby but sounds good and good luck!!!!

thanks barbie!

me too ihavenewsockson. so far clinging to tens machine contractions about every 7 mins and 50 odd secs long.....not sure when meant to ring the hospital

yes - do get worse if you move around but for me eased the pain during a contraction.

i moved around lots and according to my obstetrician, that's what made my births relatively quick.

good luck!

you could ring the hospital now but i suspect they'll tell you to wait until the contractions are closer together. no harm in ringing.

Oh wow two labours at once!

I think that two every 10 mins is probably a good time to ring.

Good luck!

thank you!!

hi mirry!
this could be fun...
i'm trying to put off ringing the hospital til the last minute. my friend who is taking care of DS1 is 20 mins away so there will be a short delay between them getting more reg and me getting there anyway.

it's wierd...i was induced with DS1 and went into having minute long contractions every two minutes pretty quickly. 3cms to 8cms in 20 minutes..
every time one stops at the moment and i have 5-10minutes peace i think 'did i imagaine that'

only til the next one comes tho.

is the tens working mirry?

they say one every 5 mins or until you cant cope anymore at home before ringing hosp i think.

am loving the tens so far.....is working well. how about you?

i didn't get one....so far alot of the pain is in my back, which i expected after last time so i'm strapped up with a hot water bottle adn wheat bag. it's ok til the contractions come.

bit wierd that i can feel the baby moving in between cons.. suppose he's getting squished!

is this yr first?

yes it is so no idea what going on! lot of mine in my back too...getting stronger but manageable so far.....i hope helped a lot by DP telling me how far through contraction i am

i count thru mine so when i gfet to 50 its nearly over

do u knoiw what yr having?

Ooh, exciting!

Have you tried this for timing your cx - v easy to use

www.contractionmaster.com/

Good luck

Oh no - I love a good labour thread, but I've got to go to work. And there are two of you too!

Good luck both of you.

thanks effie- i've been on that since 7. iyt reallu helps.

no i dont know what having
effie DP has downloaded that and is loving it!

getting really bad now.
just rang my friend, coming to pick up DS then into hospital me thinks.

((please let me have this baby by teatime))
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yes, it makes you feel ike you're getting somewhere!

Have you alerted your childcare backup? Sounds like you don't have too long to go

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good luck

How exciting!
Good luck both of you!!!

How are you getting on Mirry? I loved my TENS (not as much as the G&A but still pretty good)

The newsockon

By all means do what you need to, but personally, if I could type on MN, I wouldn't be going into hospital yet.

Is it your first Mirry?

Oh good luck ladies. How exciting!

Cervix opening vibes being sent your way.

thank you - went off for a shower and then trying to reaffix TENS...grr - not so sure about this "reusable" promise on the package
Every five mins now which is good. still not sure whether to ring hosp (altho not planning to go in til every 3 mins)
Just dreading them saying its full and wd rather know sooner than later if have to run round london.