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!!

This thread is sooo exciting!

Just found this thread - can't wait to see your birth announcement!

How are you doing Stella? Don't mind us nosy fishwives peering through the net.

Clairey - I think I'd quite like being driven to hospital by hunky policemen in a 4x4!

I can see myself wasting spending a lot of today looking for News of Stella here - and I am going to have to phone my mum and tell her we are in the Guardian (that's what she reads, providing someone can get it from the shop for her).

lurking with no shame

Oooohhhh, let us know when you can obv!

It'sBetterThanTVTiggaxx

Oooh Clairey you must start thread if you do go into labour. However, their will be a minimum of 1 update an hour. We don't care who you get to do it for you, we just want to know what is happening.

LOL wiseoldelf..

Shall I bring some biscuits for us nosey fishwives?

Been lurking on and off for a while.

I really hope that a shattered but happy Stella and baby Stella are snuggled up, sleeping and feeding peacefully....sigh....

I wonder if Stellamel's aware of all the fuss

Hope you're blissfully snuggled up with your newborn.

A would be lovely moodlum. I'm rather partial to a hob nob. Any chance it could come with a cup of tea?

oatcake anyone?

Ooooh I will have a chocolate hob nob while I'm waiting.

Come on Stella! I never log on at this time of day because once I do thats me buggered for the day. But I HAD to.

Hopeing everything is going well .

I've been popping in and out looking for updates but in the meantime I have opened the tin of quality street if anyone wants one

How exciting - A Mumsnet Snow Baby
With emergency rescue as well

Anyone for chocolate?

just made scones for the wait
coffee nearly ready

Any purple ones left?

Oohhhhhh [disappointed emoticon] I was sure there would be news this morning (lurked on and off all day yesterday). Hope all went well, Stellamel, and you and the baby are all cosied up in bed together.

De-lurking I'm not going anywhere today as all our activites have been cancelled. I may as well hang around here and sniff a new baby.

plops mince pies & cream on table<

they haven't gritted so rather than chancing the slalom down the hill i get to stay in with two grizzly babies.

whoop-de-doo.

if there's no update soon, i'm going to be forced to clean the house...

Ach, I thought I'd open this up to a lovely new babe in arms and there's nothing, no updates, no helicopter rescue, no nothing.

'Ank oo, IdyBush

Can't believe we made the news...when I say we...obviously we're all in this together Stellamel!

Right, time for a cup of tea and a slice of Christmas cake...this is what snow days are meant for!