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!!

Ooh, I love the name Neve.

Hope you're already basking in the glow of your new arrival

no news is good news - it must be hotting up over there!!! Go go go!

Oooh exciting!

Gosh how exciting - I step away for a few hours (pesky kids) and looks like you've not only almost got a new baby, but a huge fan club as well

No - a car tax disc was not what I meant....

Sending you good labour vibes....

go stella,

hope everything goes well and your mw is there.

feeling a bit misty eyed reading this.

ohh I just popped backon and things have progressed!!

wooohoooo

Am now keeping dh informed who is secretly wanting to know how your doing

sending wonderful vibes your way

No updates since 16.58 - hopefully that means that things are well under way and stella's too busy to post on mumsnet, not that everything has slowed down and she is busy drinking hot chocolate with hunky mountain rescue chaps, and has forgotten about us altogether!

Best of luck Stella we are all routing for you!!

Good luck Stella and baby Stella, thinking of you

Is baby Stella here?

I think MoreSpamella is a nice name for a girl

Nettie might be quite apt!

if it's a girl that is...

Any news?????

Ooo, exciting stuff! Good luck!

Now this is exciting. I have visions of a midwife with clampons (is that the right word?) scaling a mountain with the G&A strapped to her back. And Stella in a log cabin at the top with snow half way up the door.

Ooh, congratulations and best of luck StellaMel!

I was going to suggest Nieves as a lovely name for a little girl myself (Spanish for 'snows', pronounced 'nyeh-vess'). What an exciting birth story she's going to have!

oh my!

You should be due one big fat hamper from Mumsnet for the attention this is getting. Has to be a first (hint hint!!)

Good luck!

I have a similar vision Hassled (though I think it's crampons )

Oh please call her Neve (if it's a girl)

Hope it's all going well

Come one Stellamel I need an update!!

How exciting!

I have been getting very cold feet about going into labour again (geddit) but this thread has made me feel excited!

Mind you, not much call for mountain rescue in Walthamstow

Good luck STELLA!!!

i've been checking this thread since this morning, good luck

been lurking for a while - look forward to hearing the outcome