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!!

OMG you walked! Made me cross my legs just reading that!

Glad you are all ok.

HurrahForAHappyEndingTiggaxx

aah what a wonderful story!Well done you!! Hope things are getting better with the little guy and you are enjoying some peaceful (?!) time before the snow melts and everyone comes to see you!

Can someone do a quick summary please, I really can't trawl through 26 pages, but I need to know the details!!

Ooooh how exciting!

Congratulations to you all, I've been anxiously waiting for an update and its all good news,lovely!

xxx

Hurrah - so pleased to hear this. I was agog on Thursday. Even though you didn't call him eirlys.

Well done Stellamel. Hope you are relax with your precious new arrival

Wow that's a story and a half!

Congratulations, amazing, birth by candlelight and snow!

WELL DONE!!!

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Goodness! So glad you are both home and feeling better! Many congratulations

(I'm Latest further up, new year, all change!)

Well done you!
Thank goodness you and your little boy are both safe and well.
I was literally on the edge of my seat reading your thread.
Welcome to the world BabyStellamel!

wow what an entry he made , so glad you are all home and safe ( being snowed in from visitors makes it even more special for your family)

Blimey, can't believe I missed this - jolly well done that woman and many congratulations!

well well done! especially for persevering with the feeding with all the post-birth trauma.congratulations.hope stiches healing ok,sypathise as i had similar birth. look after yourself xxxx

Coming ridiculously late to this but congratulations Stellamel. An amazing story to tell him when he's older!

I can't believ I missed this thread.
What a great story to tell for years to come.

Anyway. A big CONGRATS and glad you're all OK

StellaMel, congratulation

What an amazing story. So pleased that DS is out of hospital now and everything is going well.

You are one heck of a lady

Awwwwwwwwww what a lovely thread!

Congratulations! You have done amazingly well - hope you all recover quickly. Great name as well!

Just read this right the way through, Congratulations Stella Mel. Really love the name :-)
Made me feel very broody!

Congratulations to you all, what an amazing birth story! Hope you are all well now and enjoying the rest after all the drama

What a lovely story - well done Stellamel. Congratulations on having a healthy boy. IOn the words of Nessa, Crackin'!

Just found this, was obviously forced to read it from the beginning and have blubbed all over my keyboard.

Congratulations - what a Winter's Tale!

Well done and hope you are recovering well. Sending you the finest virtual steak and chips in order to help your iron levels.

Gosh how worrying for you. I didn't realise they could dehydrated if they only had the colostrum stuff for a few days. Another thing they never tell you whilst your pregnant grrrr

Congratualtions anyway to you and little Jimi

Congratulations!

Welcome to the world baby stellamel!

I'll pass the news on to my MIL too, who has been asking after you too!