URGENT HELP PLEASE!! am I in labour? I am SERIOUSLY snowed in and need advice

[stellamel]

Am 40Wks +9, had sweep yesterday, been having period like cramps since about 4am, across the lower part of my belly. Waters haven't gone. Cramps last about 15-30 secs, every 5-15mins.

Is this the onset of labour? I haven't rang midwife yet, as snow is so bad they won't be able to send someone to assess me, if anyone is coming out it will be a one trip job where midwife will have to come to me via our local mountain rescue team and stay till the job is done.

Any advice on what to do now or when to ring midwife etc would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!!

Good luck stella hope it all goes well. will be thinking of you.

Enjoy every moment.

Nightnight.

"Winter" is a name. Unisex. (I prefer it on a boy I think) Too poncey?

Wow, stella has made it into the Guardian (third article down!)

Any news?

That's so funny, Stella made the national news. That's one to cut out and keep for when the baby grows up.

Right off to bed now, I can't wait any longer. Hope you are snoozing, with your tiny new born baby Stella. Oh God I'm so broody

Gosh must have been a slow news day at the Guardian

Hope everything is going ok

The DEFFO BRILL POWER OF MUMSNET is with you

Hope everything is going/has gone well Stella, and you're snuggled up with your wee snowbaby.

No, just a snow news day...(boom boom!)

marking my place for news

Anything???? Come on, I have to leave work!!

Hoping you're snuggled up with Littlemel by now!

just read the whole thread, it's lovely

hoping for news soon

btw hassled they're called "crampons", not clampons. sort of appropriate for a labour thread - geddit, "cramp-ons"?

ok, i've had wine

Hope all is going well

Just so say my sis had cramps like you described for about 4 hours with her 1st labour. Midwife assessed her, said oh you'll be hours yet. Less than 30 min later she got an urge to push! A few pushes and the baby was born!
Glad you have a midwife not too far away.
At 40+9, this really could be it!
Have a happy birth day. :-)

lol at Stella in the Guardian

A famous baby before it's even out!

Hope you are ok Stella. Lots of luck to you.

I am hooked. Hope everything is okay

omg....i was quoted in the guardian as losing patience......can i just say for the record, IT WAS A JOKE!!!

hoping all is well with you stella...

fwiw, eira (pn ayy-ra) is welsh for snow!

realllly looking forward to seeing your BA. x

How exciting! Good luck x

I thought there was bound to be some news by now and then got all excited reading The Guardian article but it doesn't say the outcome.

So keep in there Stella I hope you are OK.

FFS, I need an update!!! It's almost 11 pm in my time zone, I'm tired and I want to go to sleep!! How bloody long can it take from 5 min ctx lasting 60 sec???? Couldn't the midwife have posted time of birth at least????

Erm, totally kidding, BTW - keeping fingers crossed for Stella and Baby Stella.

Hope everything is going well Stella, thought of this thread when I woke up this morning, was sure there would be baby news by now!

Keep going!

watch it, jacksmama, the DM will have that quote....!!!

hope everythings alright with stella....

Lol at jacksmama!

This is the first thing I've done this morning, haven't even switched kettle on for coffee.
Hope Stella is in bed with snowy Stella having a well deserved sleep!

Good thing I'm snowed in too, so can keep checking until the news arrives.