I'm 37+1 with DD2. With DD1 I had an EMCS before labour set in so have no idea what to expect.
For the last hour and a half I've been having what I think are contractions - basically a tightening down where my CS scar is, lasting 45sec every 5-7 min. When I last went to the bathroom there was some very watery blood.
Am currently home alone with DD1 with no family nearby - DH has gone to watch the Champions League with his friend and won't be home for another 4 hours at least.
I don't want to drag them back before I have to - surely the baby won't arrive in the next 4 hours?!
Also not sure if I should track down our babysitter or neighbor to be on call to stay the night if necessary. Then again I'd feel like a bit of an idiot if it's a false alarm and goes on for days.
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Help! Think I'm in labour and on my own for now!
chloechloe · 06/12/2016 19:15
Congratulations! 
enjoy a wonderful Christmas with your family and your newest addition!
An update from OP here with a milk drunk baby on her lap 
To recap I went into hospital 10 days ago with contractions every 5 minutes only to be told the CTG wasn't showing up anything and cervix only finger wide. Continued to have contractions all through the night and the next day but no sign of baby.
Fast forward a week and I started to worry that the leaky bladder I'd had for 3 days was actually amniotic fluid 
so decided to head back to the hospital.
Had another CTG which showed I was having contractions every 5 minutes which I couldn't even feel!!! 
. Examination showed waters in tact but leaking and cervix 4cm wide.
Was then told I had to be induced immediately as at risk of infection due to waters going. Was slightly freaked out as I'd previously been told I shouldn't be induced due to previous CS (EMCS after baby got distressed following failed induction). The consultant came in to talk me through the CS forms "just in case and we'll tear them up later".
Got to 6cm after 2 hours of bearable contractions then the consultant suggested she break my waters after which it really started to hurt! An hour later I started to go crazy (transition I now realise) and decided I wanted to push. Midwife came to check and I was at 10cm! 5 or 6 pushes later and out popped our perfect DD2 2 weeks early!
Turns out it was 3 hours before the full moon: MiL had been insisting for weeks that if she came early it would be then
Mine stopped and started for days and then ramped up for the last three days. Didn't get any sleep and then had an EMCS - make sure you get as much sleep as you can. I was knackered by the time I actually couldn't sleep with very painful contractions and wished I'd got some more rest. DD is now 11 days old
My second niggled away for days. It was very 'is it? Isn't it?' Then when he did decide to arrive, the 'true' labour was only 45 mins!
Keep us posted please, OP 
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Ladies! Thanks for all your messages and good luck wishes!
False alarm unfortunately Just back from hospital - likely in prelabour. Feel like a bit of an idiot but I'm definitely feeling contractions every 5min or so though they're bareable.
Maybe good to have a trial run though - couldn't track down babysitter and DH still on the way back from the match. Luckily I have great neighbors!
Any advice on how I can try and sleep with these stupid pains all the time!?
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