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!!

Journos love mumsnet to get a story!

OK, have just let my son cry whilst catching up - not good I never let him cry he's only 8 months.

Mr Babysnowflakedaddy

Please let us know everything is ok!

OffToSeeToTiggaCubTiggaxx

We're only playing, SDTG. I promise to be good - anything but the naughty step!

Ooooo I hope all is ok

marks place because it's exciting

Still no news??

Have just read whole thread, but no news yet?

My neighbour is in Mountain Rescue near the Peaks. Was called out yesterday evening, but have seen him at home this morning though so can't be him.

Have also just read whole thread (well work are lucky I made it in so I'm sort of justified....)

Hope all is going/went ok Stella. All v.exciting

for pity sake
I know this is selfish but i cant bare it much longer!
my kids are crying to go to school and the dogs are starving cos we ran out of dog food but I can not leave the house till I know what happened to this brave lady and her baby!!!
I've lurked myseflf mad! some one save us!

P.S its very difficult to preform all daily duties with fingers crossed on both hands,we are thinking of you OP!!

Well, either she wasn't in labour, but laboured later in the night and is in full swing....or she was in labour all night, hence no posts. In that case it's getting late for no birth announcement and so she might have been transfered in. Hence no posts, no internet in hospital.

C'mon towers! Free mobile online thingiemibobbins phone whatsits to all CAT subscribers. Who is with me?

Hope all goes well Stella

Just thinking of you stella hoping everything going well.

I have (yellowing) copies of daily papers from days my DCs were born - but they didn't mention my plight!

Very about my insignificance.

Hope all is well Stella

just searched the bbc site to see if they had news...

or maybe, she gave birth and went to sleep, forgetting to update us in the excitement..

pulls duvet over to sofa for super-warm spodding

Best of luck/congrats stellamel xxx

Lol at you lot axpecting Mumsnet to be her first thought in the hours after giving birth! Nutters!

(marks place with footprint in snow)

LOL Girders

hope all is well

of course it should be her first thought Disenchanted.. at the suggestion that she should be thinking of anything else!!

hope everything is ok Stella... really should go do some work now. (May pop back in an hour or so though- no pressure )

Ha Dis, MN was my first thought whilst waiting for my section and after I delivered.

Hope all is well Stella.

Hope when you do get back to MN, you don't feel overwhelmed and the object of scrutiny!
(But we all have our mittened fingers crossed for you!)

Are you suggesting that Mumsnet isn't the most important thing in anyone's life, Disenchanted?

Do you think Stella is going to freak out when she sees this massive thread and her name in the Guardian?!

Just marking my place. Still no news? was lurking all day yesterday.I can't afford to lose another day being nosy politely interested

Lurky lurk lurk