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!!

I hope they are all ok.

I think a new rule should be made - If you start a live birth thread you need to update it at least once an hour!!

Fingers crossed for you all Stellamel

so exciting!!!

just found this thread and hope all is well. I suspect you'll get more questions than Nick Clegg and the press will obsess on how you were more interesting than politics

I have just found this thread - on my second day of mat leave and housebound due to snow...This could be an all day event methinks....

Anyone for toasted fruitbread breakfast?

Any news from Stellamel? I truly can't believe that this thread made The Guardian.

I have decided on Blanche if it's a girl.

Stella... please instruct mountain rescue guys to update for you if you are busy

All birthing partners must learn to do Mumsnet updates....

Agree with TeenageW - should be mandatory

Stella -

I hope you have a safe delivery and at this very moment having tea and toast and sniffing your newborns head,

but in case you haven't and feeling the pressure of MN willing you on (and the national press taking an interest):

do feel free to make something us to satisfy our fantasies of hunky mountain rescue teams coming to your aid through trecherous conditions, safely delivering your beautiful baby, and possibly naming your child after the most handsome and capable team member.

I thank you.

I have to go to work now, so will send more good wishes (hope it didn't end up in airlift off mountain and crash c in the ambulance or anything) and pop back later.

Hope all well, Stella.

should read to 'make something up'

is possible I was getting a little carried away in my own fantasy there....

Flo passes OFFS a pair of new M&S knickers to throw at mountain rescue hunks.

DH just phone from work asking if 'that woman waiting for the mountain rescue to bring a midwife has popped yet?' So he does listen to me when a ramble on nonsensically every evening!

Clearly Justine's hubby listens to her too - hence the Guardian piece

Wow made the Guardian, that is so cool. How exciting for Stellamel

It's great that this is generating so much excitement!

Nick Clegg would do well to read this and come to MN Towers on a less important day.

I couldn't care less about lib dem policies now....(unless he's got something very wise to say about home births)

What a lovely story to tell Snow Babe when (s)he grows up! Can't wait to see a picture of the little angel!

I hope everything's alright..

Maybe she's just posted and then forgotten about us?

She can't still be in labour can she?

Hope you have had a lovely birth Stellamel and are all snuggled up with new baby.

Can't wait for news!

Is this her first? I started having contractions at 4am with my first and didn't give birth until 11.30am the next day, so it is possible that she is still in labour.

I really hope that Stellamel is simply too busy being a new mum to little Blanche!

Sorry, just remembered that Stellamel's DD was being taken to her cousin's house, so definitely not her first!

I came downstairs at 7ish, bleary eyed, to check on Stella's progress and then went back up to bed - DP said "well"? to which I answered - "she hasn't had it yet" - he was asking about the snow!!!