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!!

my refresh button has almost worn out!

Lurked on this thread earlier, can't take the excitement of a thread like this!

Good luck stella

Sending you pushy vibes. Hope all is going well.

Good luck Stella. Hope all goes safely and well.

Oh how exciting! Hope you're cuddling a new baby now.

Finally marking my spot - hope all is well. LOL at crampons...

Marking my spot too. I had a baby girl a week ago today and this is making me positively teary with excitement - those darn baby blues!!!

Hope all is going well Stella - mw should be there with the g&a, wonder if the mountain rescue team have stayed?

Marking my place - GOOD LUCK STELLA!!

I hope all is going well.

Good luck! Neve is lovely, please call her Neve (if it's a girl).

What an exciting story, please update!

Go Stella Go Stella

hope all is going well

Loads of luck - sending you lots of happy pushing vibes. Such an exciting story you will have to tell her.

Have been reading this all day but i need to have an early night tonight so i'm marking my spot for the big announcement

Good luck Stella

people cant understand why im more excited about stellas baby than the snow outside

Oooohh!! I LOVE this thread!! Am sooo excited!

Can't wait to hear from Stella...may not be able to go to bed...

Have been lurking today too. Hope all is well

this is the most exciting thread on mumsnet for ages!

go stella! go stella!

hope you are sat warm and snug cuddling your new bundle of joy

oh, for gods sake...i have things to do...can't keep pacing up and down here waiting for a baby arrival!!!!

stella...do me a favour and HURRRYYYY UPPPPPP!!!!

hope things are going well for you. x

I need to go to bed, but there's no way I'm going before I hear of the safe arrival of "Snowy Stella."

have been checking back all day, but going to bed now (haven't tried to stay awake so much since the final episode of Spooks!).

Good Luck Stellamel...will spend my night thinking birthing thoughts! xx

Good luck Stella! x

I'm so glad I'm in the Pacific Time Zone, it's only 2 pm here so hopefully I'll be up for the birth announcement!

GO STELLA GO!!!

COME ON BABY STELLA!

No news???!!!!

Puuuusssshhhhhhh Stella!