anyone fancy a labour thread?

[arolf]

so it looks like my wee boy has finally decided to be born at some point this week - contractions started this morning (exactly when my DP's alarm went off!), and after a 'quick' 3 hours in the hospital due to bleeding, I'm back home and sitting it out until they get worse.

About 8-10 minutes apart just now, and fairly breath-taking!

but kind of boring in between times... so please come and keep me entertained!

[PandaEis]

oooo arolf

sounds good!! are you having a hospital birth? if your ctx are 5mins or less apart then i would give the hosp a quick call even if they dont ask you to come in you will be on their radar for later tonight while you can, try and get some food in you (jam on toast is good for keeping your energy up) and dont forget to drink plenty aswell

good luck

[arolf]

yes hospital, ctx now 6 mins or so apart and pretty bloody awful. live about an hours drive from hospital so will call them soon i think.
thanks.

[LittleMissBliss]

Are they still 6 minutes apart? I wish mine were, do you find that they slow down if you try and sleep?

[MsBrandybuck]

Good luck! Although hope you don't see this because you are on your way in and holding your baby very soon .

[devilsadvocaat]

arolf! hope you're ok!

woke up with ctx this morning so hopefully that means i won't be induced

[FabBakerGirlIsBack]

Good luck to you both.

[arolf]

back from hospital as contractions stopped the minute we got there. plus midwife was being a bit of a btich. told me to try paracetamol. right, like that'll make any bloody difference.
anyway, it appears that after 24 hours of irregular contractions I am 1 cm dilated, so by my reckoning that means I have another 8.5 days to go before I'll be ready to push.

so am strapped up to a TENS machine, which feels like a million tiny horses galloping across my back, but makes little difference to the pain.
bitch midwife said it'll probably be a few days yet. Days! she won't even contemplate induction until either my waters break or next friday, whichever is first. am rapidly going off the idea of having a baby, and almost long for just being uncomfortable and unable to sleep, which i was was whining about earlier in the week.

good luck devils!

[LittleMissBliss]

How's it going arolf hope you have had your baby now!

I had a baby boy on Friday at 2.11pm 7lb 4oz
and
Devils had her baby boy Friday at 3.55pm 9lb 2oz.

[devilsadvocaat]

ta LMB!

any news arolf?

[arolf]

I had a baby boy Saturday at 11.25pm, 8lb 15.5oz

congrats both of you!

[devilsadvocaat]

ohhhhh! a biggun
congrats x