Waters gone.... Yup. Contractions started.... Indeed. Anyone want a nice birth thread with Flamesparrow?

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Waters started trickling about 6pm. Contractions are still vague and spaced out but there iyswim.

Erm, that's about it for the updates atm

Oh, will go change my name...

Ooh, x-posts, Flame... you're doing too well to talk to like that!

My MW wanted me to walk up and down stairs, but that seems a bit excessive!

Maybe you could go and bake something - that would get you walking up and down the kitchen,....!

Yes, that's it. here take my hand.... and get yer butt on this birthing ball and bounce like a mad thing.

ooh i was told not to piss about walking up and down stairs as it would just make me tired!

maybe she didn't use the phrase "piss about"

Worked for me.... ? ;)

Lol at baking, I'm seeing half made spongecake or something abandonded as things kick off

I spent hours walking up and down Highgate hIll in the pouring rain with ds1; it didnt do a thing! Would prefered to have wasted my time walking up nice warm stairs instead

Hmm, maybe a bad idea - it would get left in the oven for the next 12 hours

Are you bouncing yet?

hope all is going well...

and Frizbe we both have blackberries with internet access.... the download limit is rediculous so should be ok.. though she best have that babe by lunch time.. I must stat planning shopping when I know what colour scheme to go for.

I walked non stop with all of mine, but I didn't have long labours, so no time to get tired!
In fact, I couldn't stay still if I'd wanted to.

Baby will come whatever you do now, so just do what feels best for you.

Blimey this is exciting.

Shall I boil some water?

You could just eat the mixture...

Maybe a chocolate fridge cake would be better as that wouldn't burn?

I loved the birthing ball when I was having Greer, it was amazing.

C'MON FLAME! (I'll be back in half an hour, got to take the spawn to nursery. Don't have it while I'm out!!)

Flame your list for today is

dh fill birthing pool done
have contractions doing
have baby nearly there

Look at that nearly a completed list

Nothing from flame for 15 mins...maybe some action there? You go girl

flame can you PLEASE get a move on i need to do stuff but am strangley transfixed by checking for news

I have a friend who is a doula, and would probably use the phrase 'pissing about' if appropriate! Love it.

You can do it - put your back in to it

Don't make me get my pompoms out!

DD handily had 'hurty bits' at school this morning, meaning I managed a whole 45 minutes at work before I got called to pick her up However it does mean I'm home, and poised by the laptop to keep up to date with this. I'm all excited!