[shock] Boil the kettle! Grab the towels! MamaG just had a SHOW and has BACKACHE and EVERYTHING!

[MamaG]

Bear with me on this one, I've never gone into labour before....it sounds promising, right?

Should I ring DH?

Should I put my (2 hour journey away) childcare on standby?

ooooh sounds promising...

good luck!!

stay on MN, let us know everything!
Good luck!

ooooo - was going to say that a show can mean you've still got a while yet.......however DS3 I had a show and started getting mild pains staight away - he arrived just over 24hrs later (but actual painful labour was only a couple of hours).

Sounds like it to me, now get on the phone to DH & childcare!!
It may be your first natural labour but not your first child, it could go quite quickly from here.
Good luck!!

Ohhh how exciting!

Keep bouncing on your ball.

Yes, Yes, Yes!

Good luck.....

-Might- -be- -ages- -yet- -though-, Im sure you'll have a baby G by lunchtime.

ohhhh good luck. My labour started like that DD arrived 3 days later

Hope it is quick and easy for you!!!!

oooooooh how exciting! Good luck!

Bad bad bad crossing out.

oh yes - and DS3 was my first natural labour (DS1 CS with no contractions before, DS2 induced......and "official" time of labour was 10hrs - although I was in agony hours before the "official" start time).......so DS3 was a speedy arrival

eek

I was sort of hoping for "oh you've got days yet"

I've rung DH, told him not to rush home but to keep an ear out for his mobile ringing (only 5 miles away).

I'll ring Mum (childcare) and tell her to be ready to come - but not to rush up yet. The DC are in school until 3.30 and I have a friend who will pick them up if my Mum doesn't get here for then. I don't want everybody to rush here only for me to sit here with a face and nothing happening!

Whoooooooo fucking hooooooooooooooooooooooo

'Bout bloody time 'en all

lol MamaG - when I dropped DS1 off at school the morning after I'd had the show I was having contractions that were painful, but not totally stopping me in my tracks - I told the school secretary "I may not be picking DS1 up later........but more than likely I will" - how wrong was I - at school picking up time I was nearly ready to push PMSL.

erm, do you want to know that I didn't get a show until about 3 hours before dd was born? (was already in labour though)

Oh my god
Oh my god Oh my god
Oh my god Oh my god

Oh my god
Oh my god

Oh my god
Oh my god

Oh my god
Oh my god

Oh my god

sorry, yep, ring the childcare and get everyone else in a fluster !

Good luck

Yay! Yay!

How exciting! Don't leave us hanging! We need to know!

(kbear did you notice that I replied to your email before posting on here? How's that for imaginary-best-friend behaviour!!)

oooooohhhhhh so exciting!!!!!!!!

OOOHHH exciting

yes to all of the ablove

well done, see you've done it already lol

keep breathing
soooo exciting
saorry what number bump is this??
I'm hopeless at remembering

You truly are a wonderful imaginary best friend!!

Best of luck!!!

Trinity its No. 3

Have DD age 9 and DS age 4

Right am bouncing on ball now

Rang Mum and she said "ooooh I'll cancel my mammogram this afternoon then"

I said you bloody won't!