Just want a bit of a release, and a moan- I am feeling so utterly miserable.
I have been in pain since Monday morning, and nothing is happening. They appear to be contractions (painful tightenings, start in my lower back, and come around to the front in a wave of pain, then slowly subside), got increasingly wosre monday throughout the day, then stopped in the night. Tues morn didnt have much, then got worse and worse throughout the day, until they woke me up at 2.30am (i've had 3 hrs sleep); timed them at 3.00am and they were coming every 9-10mins, and were painful. Eventually fell back alseep about 6.30am, without waking every 10mins from the pain, and when hubby came to find me on the sofa at 7.45am they had subsided to every 20mins or so.
I rang NHS direct to see if they could tell me if theres a difference between false and latent labour, but all they told me was ring the midwife and get hubby home from work. I havent bothered as now the contractions appear to have stopped. Rang the midwife who said I'm welcome to go up the Hops and they'll monitor me, but they cant examine me until i start having regular contractions- not allowed apparently. I feel so annoyed as when i rang monday with regular contractions, they said it was just latent labour and could last a few days. Now i dont know whats going on, cos they cant examine me
Am so exhausted, and feel like I cannot cope anymore. I can cope with pain, and with tiredness, but not at the same time. This has been going on for 48+hrs and I'm no further clued up as to what it is, or whats happening. Plus I cant go to the hosp as I've no transport and no one to take me up; not that i feel like there's any point now the pain has subsided- is it going to resume?
Had so many baths over the last 3 days I feel practically amphibian. And have a pharmasists supply of paracetamol.
Well thats my whinge, am going to go have a cry and another bath and see if i feel any better- doubt it.
I have been in pain since Monday morning, and nothing is happening. They appear to be contractions (painful tightenings, start in my lower back, and come around to the front in a wave of pain, then slowly subside), got increasingly wosre monday throughout the day, then stopped in the night. Tues morn didnt have much, then got worse and worse throughout the day, until they woke me up at 2.30am (i've had 3 hrs sleep); timed them at 3.00am and they were coming every 9-10mins, and were painful. Eventually fell back alseep about 6.30am, without waking every 10mins from the pain, and when hubby came to find me on the sofa at 7.45am they had subsided to every 20mins or so.
I rang NHS direct to see if they could tell me if theres a difference between false and latent labour, but all they told me was ring the midwife and get hubby home from work. I havent bothered as now the contractions appear to have stopped. Rang the midwife who said I'm welcome to go up the Hops and they'll monitor me, but they cant examine me until i start having regular contractions- not allowed apparently. I feel so annoyed as when i rang monday with regular contractions, they said it was just latent labour and could last a few days. Now i dont know whats going on, cos they cant examine me
Am so exhausted, and feel like I cannot cope anymore. I can cope with pain, and with tiredness, but not at the same time. This has been going on for 48+hrs and I'm no further clued up as to what it is, or whats happening. Plus I cant go to the hosp as I've no transport and no one to take me up; not that i feel like there's any point now the pain has subsided- is it going to resume?
Had so many baths over the last 3 days I feel practically amphibian. And have a pharmasists supply of paracetamol.
Well thats my whinge, am going to go have a cry and another bath and see if i feel any better- doubt it.
Maybe they're a bit more rough round the edges out here in bumpkin land 
