prettypenguin
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This probably will sound so daft to all you ladies but I haven't actually been told step by step what to do when I go into labour and was wondering if anyone could help...
For instance, I know to ring the hospital if my waters break and then depending on if contractions follow on soon enough and I don't have to be taken in to be started off, when do I actually go to hospital(how far apart do the contractions have to be?)
And do I also ring my midwife as soon as my waters break?what if it's like 3am would I still be supposed to ring her and let her know?
Another thought I had is that what if I get contractions first and my waters break later on or not at all, when do I ring the hospital then?I was told as I would like a water birth to ring the hospital as soon as I go into labour to increase my chnce of getting a pool but if my waters haven't broken I'll be unsure of whether it's real labour or BH.
I feel so stupid for not saying anything to the midwife, my visit last week was very brief as usual and she always seems quite preoccupied..I know she's probably busy and I assumed I'd be seeing her weekly or sooner as she did say this at the beginning of my pregnancy, and it's always just been every 2 weeks for the past few months. I also haven't been to antenatal classes which probably haven't helped, but at the time I was working 50 hours a week and was just too exhausted to go to any :/
For instance, I know to ring the hospital if my waters break and then depending on if contractions follow on soon enough and I don't have to be taken in to be started off, when do I actually go to hospital(how far apart do the contractions have to be?)
And do I also ring my midwife as soon as my waters break?what if it's like 3am would I still be supposed to ring her and let her know?
Another thought I had is that what if I get contractions first and my waters break later on or not at all, when do I ring the hospital then?I was told as I would like a water birth to ring the hospital as soon as I go into labour to increase my chnce of getting a pool but if my waters haven't broken I'll be unsure of whether it's real labour or BH.
I feel so stupid for not saying anything to the midwife, my visit last week was very brief as usual and she always seems quite preoccupied..I know she's probably busy and I assumed I'd be seeing her weekly or sooner as she did say this at the beginning of my pregnancy, and it's always just been every 2 weeks for the past few months. I also haven't been to antenatal classes which probably haven't helped, but at the time I was working 50 hours a week and was just too exhausted to go to any :/