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!!!

Ring hospital and tell them they are 5 mins apart but you want to wait until 3. They'll tell you if they're full

good lujck!

Good luck for you both x

Put masking tape over the sticky pads - it's easier to get off skin than other tape.

Good luck!

well rang the maternity helpline - it's not working...(!) then rang the hospital...harassed midwife said ring back when its 3 mins apart and the pains are bad. When i said they were quite painful she said "oh they'll only get worse'
obv true but...thanks!

How very helpful of the MW - not!

Just go in when you feel you need to, it is unlikely they will turn you away.

not very helpful atall Mirry!! if you want go then do so!! if you are managing with your tens then wait and see how things go, have you tried turning the tens up a little.

Mirry That's made me quite cross actually, and fwiw it isn't necessarily true either.

You need to feel confident in your own assesment of your comfort, confident in the mws and their support, confident that you are being and will be taken seriously.

For that reason though, do try to delay going in.

Have you got any breathing techniques?

If not, try this:

When next cx comes, breathe out very slowly, and the breathe in very slowly and try to get to count quickly to 24, making sure your shoulders are down. Then breath out for 24.

The contraction will then be over, and you can going into the next one knowing it will last for but a breath.

yes completely agree snowlight - bah this is exactly what i don't want from midwives! so am sticking here at home.
Am going to try yr 24 trick for next cx!

Any news?

I was just about to ask that aswell, I reckon they've both gone in to hospital!

no - basically after i rang the hospital, my contrctions went down to 7 mins between them, although they are more painful and lasting more than a minute. Sigh. So sitting here watching loose women

Oooh, how exciting. Hoping you're having a great delivery as I type!

At least you aren't stuck in a hospital room

remember to eat and drink - some places don't like you eating once you're admitted and you need to keep your energy levels up. Oh, and remember to pee (sorry, but it is important!)

Best of luck to both of you, am sat here feeling all nostalgic and broody now.

Gas and air is wonderful stuff.

How is it going now Mirry?

ooooo 2 on the go - how exciting!

some things that helped me:

try to relax through the contractions. bit of a contradiction i know! but it really helped me to envisage waves on a beach taking the pain away. what a cliché! but helped me.

also, every time a contraction comes, it helped me to rock my hips from side to side, to sort of get it moving.

are you walking around and staying mobile?

blowing raspberries also strangely effective - top tip from someone on my antenatal thread, labour rooms across the country were then ringing to the sound of

hahaha will try. am going to try to walk around more too

Good luck to both of you Newsocks and Mirry.

Mirry - try sitting upright on birth ball (if you have one) and rocking hips around - will encourage baby down and poss make contractions abit more effective. Also, Starlight's trick is great - another good trick is to try chanting (very grounding - just saying "O" for as long as you can over and over - will help relax your face and muscles). Good luck!

new socks dh here

twelve hours later at 845pm ds2 was born

mum and baby both doing great new boys name is viktor many thanks to all who helped in previous name threds

many many thanks to all MNers and MW's who give so much help and advise through this site you have helped us out alot

of to see them now

[goes merrily on his way whistling a tune about the joys of parenting]

oh i am filling up now!! (fecking pg hormones!!!) mind you its my due date today!!

Congratulations !! newsocks!! and thank for letting us know Mr newsocks . Viktor is a fab name!!

Congratulations!

Any news from Mirry?

Oh wish I'd have seen this!

Congrats to new socks and DH, Welcome to the world little Viktor...

Mirry hope your getting on okay, sending you vibe wherever you are

Lovely! Welcome to the world Viktor!

congratulations new socks

wonder hiow mirry is getting on>?