Very long, sorry.
So after seeing my midwife yesterday she told me that women won't go into labour when they are stressed. To go home, try aromatherapy..nice long bath and do the things I enjoy. Generally try and ease off my anxiety. Which I can wholeheartedly agree with.
So last night MIL had DS, I bought an oil burner with some lavender oil, I filled the bathroom with candles, put on a relaxation playlist and poured myself a glass of wine. Yep, you read that right. I haven't touched anything throughout this whole pregnancy but was always assured the odd glass is fine. So I thought hell, relaxation here I come!!
I had the best bubbley, rose petal filled bath of my life. I felt like a million quid getting out!
Got out and asked my OH to make the bed so we could have a snuggle. One thing led to another and I finally got some intamacy for the first time in well over a month! So the good feel hormones were in plentiful supply!!
Then 15 minutes later the tightenings happened!! Then the accompanying back pains and the constant need to wee, each time I'm checking for my waters..
I even rang L&D to see what the contractions had to be to get me in.. 3 in 10 but they all had to be identical pains.. same length, same intensity and same spacing.
I got the the point where I had 8 contractions in 20 minutes that I was rolling around and groaning about. (but verrrry happy to have the ball rolling!!)
After a few hours of this, 10:30pm-3am, I thought I'd better try and catch 40 winks while they gear up.. only to wake up this morning absolutely furious as I'm no longer in 'labour'
I want to kick and scream and shout, but mostly (thanks to crippling anxiety and self doubt) I feel like she doesn't want to meet me :( everything was perfect why is she still in there!!
Anyone else had this kind of experience and gone into labour near after?
Should add I'm 38+3 today had DS at 38+1 after waters went, contractions followed.