Overdue 6 days - belly hard constantly but painless, is this it?

[sarahmsqt]

Hi, I am all new to this and my dilemma is i am 6 days overdue and really hoping things will start happening soon...I've had a bit of leaking since yesterday morning 4am and my belly seems to harden up for 30 minutes at a time - is this BH as it's painless? How can I tell whether these are contractions? I'm confused cos they last so long...

Still awake and not feeling tired at all...added profile, going to make some food, walk figure of 8 in front room...

Wow at you having a 17yo

Got to go to bed but hope you are ok tonight. Will check in the morning

Worst thing is midwives looking at notes, seeing an entry for previous birth and assuming I know what I'm doing! Was so long ago, don't remember much at all and was only a teen myself then...good thing is I'm really looking forward to doing it all again (with a little girl this time + hubby)

Yeah but every birth is so different, don't think anyone knows what it will be like!

Do you know you are having a girl?

And more importantly, have things got going yet? Hope you got some sleep.

Yeah, I know it's a girl and I managed to get a few hours sleep...nothing happened yet, going for a walk to the park in a minute, hubby suggested I try sitting on the swings!!!

lol Good for you if you can still fit in the swings at this late stage

oops, never got to the swings, went back to bed instead! Going to have a shower and give them another call, then drive up there (about 3mm clearance to steering wheel!)and get the leak checked out...hubby now has flu and is ill in bed, he wants to come along but I think I'll pefer to go on my own rather than have to worry about him...don't think anything immediate is going to happen, if they decide to induce, I can ring him and ask them to wait half an hour!

Hi there sarah, just checking in to see how things are!! hope you are ok, gibberish how r u also!! That dreaded flu always comes along when you don't want it to, i had the flu when giving birth the last time.

Hello Sarah. Are you still around? And are you still A Round

Hope everything is ok.

I couldn't think of anything worse than giving birth whilst having the flu!

Hi guys, yeah I'm stil round ! Went to hospital last night, apparently waters not broken yet...however had a proper show this midday, yippeeh! Been to reflexology this afternoon and looks like things might be hotting up tonight! Hubby has flu, not me thankfully!

Hi Sarah, crossing fingers for you, please keep us up to date and GOOD LUCK!!! Being nosy I know.

Excellent! At work today but will pop in tonight to see if there has been any progress!

hope all u ladies ok, sarah i hope it's not much longer 4 u. let us know when happy days been when u can ofcourse as we know u will be in high demand, and very busy!!

Still here, only got 1 hour's sleep last night, am soooooo fed up, had major argument with son, teenage tantrums....so am now in foul mood, hopefully find way of letting that go, thanks for all your support, will let u know what happens

Oh aren't teens delightful? My eldest is in full flow atm with the looks, rolling eyes, sighing etc...

At least you will have a long time before you need to go through it with you little girl

Hope you can get a good sleep tonight.

hope you are ok, hope baby has arrived and everything ok. i haven't got to teenage stage yet but kinda dreading it with mine eldest is 9, 2 girls 2 boys, i remember what i was like oh my god!!! i do hope though that i can learn from my own parents mistakes with me and be a little more understanding of what being teenager is like!!

HELLO!!!! I'm back - WE'RE BACK!!! Started 3am on Wednesday, got to birth centre at 11am, my little girl was born at 3.44 pm. All went well, had lots of gas and air and holding on to hubby so much my arms are still hurting! Stayed in hospital for one night , now home, happy and settled and baby Anna Jane is so very good and peaceful and lovely and we're so so so besotted!! Thanks for all your good wishes