Slow Labor frustrations

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I'm 39+5 with number four All day yesterday was getting good contractions proper ones not bh I could talk through them which is my yard stick for how bad they are and they were very irregular. Went to bed thinking here we go and woke up late this morning nothing.
Now I am in a foul mood have already had one phone call asking whats going on and had to deal with the "...really nothing happening?"
Dp got all excited yesterday and got his sister round for coffee last night (she is our hospital lift) despite me saying not too and then puts it up on facebook again after i said not to I don't think the added pressure is helping.
I just want to hide away from the world today and grump and be miserable on my own but i can't as youngest still hasn't completely scabbed over chicken pox wise. Plus dp is off to work a late shift later so will have all the hassle of dinner,bath,bed on my own

Just wanted to say I'm in the same position today except I'm 40+6 today, it's DC2 and no chicken pox (but a 3 yo with a streaming cold).

dp has come back from the school run with a box of maltesers so i suppose i should forgive him which i will grudgingly

Ah thats so sweet, bless him. Enjoy ur maltesers :-)
Can offer only sympathies as im only 34 weeks with dc1 so not experienced any labour yet but can understand ur frustrations. Good luck

Sending sympathy. I am only 35 weeks but have been having painful (not BH) contractions on and off for a few weeks (measuring big with extra fluid so uterus is "irritable"). Two days ago I was up all night with contractions every five minutes and then just as I was about to ring the hospital they stopped. Of course I don't want a premature baby but all this stop-start is frustrating me already and I have a possible 5-7 weeks left... Good luck, it won't be long now.

It's nice not to be alone but it sucks that you are going through it as well haven't had a twinge so far today am wondering whether to try and start them off through walking/twiddling if it's just going to stop

40+6 here and also very fed up of the texts asking 'any news?' Etc. I know they're well meaning but I agree don't help with the pressure and each one reminds me that nothing is happening!!! Ggrr

It's like everyone's petrified they are going to miss the news I will tell them when there's something to tell if you haven't heard from me nothings happened and they always sound so disappointed. Plus the tips go for a walk have a curry try pineapple fuck off the lot of em

Yep exactly. Just had a voicemail from my mum asking how I am and I must be fed up of waiting. No the 'waiting' is fine as plenty to do but I am fed up of people saying I must be fed up! Hormones aren't helping

I made dp answer the phone just now I couldn't face the second call of the day

40+2 here, and was rather off to my Mum this morning when she texted me this morning with 'update required!'. Like I'd forget to tell her if I had a baby. This is my 3rd, and the 2nd time she has been on standby to look after older kids, so I hoped she'd understand by now that I don't wish to talk about it exception my own terms. I totally get just wanting to be on your own. Although I have just started to jot down contraction times. Don't tell my Mum.

I have spd so can't walk further than a few steps, and have been housebound for 2 weeks now. If one more person suggest I go for a walk I will explode!

I have health visitor coming tomorrow as we are in new area and haven't been seen by their team before. Dp has pulled the cord at work now as i think it will be imminent but haven't had a whisper since he phoned in now am feeling fraudulent and slightly under pressure. On the plus side just check ds and he is completely scabbed over so he can go back to school tomorrow.

I feel your pain. I'm 37 and a bit weeks, but have been having contractions for a week now. They were regular for 3 days last week, and the doctor said I was 3 cm, but now they've gone back to being irregular and not painful. It's such a let down! I'm really hoping I can avoid my early induction, but now I'm worried.

39 weeks here and absolutely nothing happening, I had contractions, more like strong BH at 35-37 weeks but that suddenly stopped and nothing since! Booked in for a section Thursday so I haven't got to long to wait. But I feel your pain I'm so fed up and am literally like a beach whale. Every day on the school run, I get "your still going then" and "still not had it" driving me insane!! To make it worse the mother in law is just there waiting to take over, I'm not sure if baby is better off staying put!!! Your lucky to get malteasers, I want some now :)

I went for a nap earlier and since I woke up been having loads of contractions getting to about a 6 on the pain scale and now nothing for about an hour ffs been walking around loads but nothing