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!!

been lurking, but had to check this morning if any news. Hope you are ok Stella!

LOL at everyone clicking on this thread first

i hope everything is ok and they are having a babymoon - really hope the MW and the gas and air arrived

I hope you have been have a warm baby snuggly night after everything went well and the MW/Mountain rescue turned up, and not that you haven't posted as you are still on the go! Now put us out our misery obsessive thread checking and tell us how you got on!!

I'm getting broody after this thread...

I lurked on here far too late last night ... just checking in to see if any news ...
[broody emoticon]

Hope all well Stella xx

No news still. Ohhh, things must have happened!

me too - hoping baby stella is safe and warm and stella had an amazingly straightforward time.

been thinking of you all night.

I was so hoping this would be updated this morning. Hope everything's ok stellamel!

oh well kids off school so will be hovering all day awaiting any news

Even my DH asked this morning if Stellamel had had the baby.

Hoping all is OK Stellamel

My DP thinks I've gone slightly mad

'you're wondering if a woman you've never met has had a baby you will never meet? Doesn't that happen every day?'

I've just kicked him

Hoping you are having a nice post-birth cuppa and piece of toast whilst gazing adoringly at your little snow baby right now Stella! What a lovely thread

Hope your are ok Stella and all has gone well take it easy and poke your DH into making an update for us all

I was lurking 'til midnight, checked at 5am and now I'm back - really hope things have gone well Stells...Looking forward to an update soon (No pressure, like, realise you're busy and everything )

What? No update?

still no news? Hope your little snowdrop is a dream, Stella

First thing i checked when i got up at 6am too. Kept checking between breakfast, putting the washer on and hoovering and now ds2 is asleep on me so i'll be sat here not moving for the next hour or so

Hope all is well Stella x

Ahh - no news! Hope all is well Stella.

Just found this... how exciting!

Hope everything went well Stella. X

ooh nothing yet! oh no!!

don't say i have to go work without knowing...

there's bus jack-knifed at the end of my road so i can't go anyway....(not really, my road has 2 ends...)

Anyone would think Stella had something better to do than keep us informed!!!

I'm 39+5 weeks and also snowed in so hopefully labour will not start yet. But we've been advised to phone the police if it does happen because they have kitted out 4x4s so that they can get you to the hospital without getting you car stuck.

Good Luck!

Ooooooooo - just found this thread... hope all went well Stellamel and that you're all snuggled up and cosy with your gorgeous little baby

ClaireyFairy - fingers crossed you don't make the news as well! Good luck xx