Loulabelle,

We are all pulling for you... both of you!

Thanks Belial and jseal. I really am hoping that this dull ache is going to be the start of it, but I'm worried it's just wishful thinking! It's very odd, but I don't really want to do anything to ease the pain, in case it eases off completely. Then I'll know I'm not in early stages of labour! LOL

(((Lou))) concentrate on opening. As each contraction ends your body has a chance to relax, use those moments. Breathe through them and picture your baby.

When these first signs start it's a great time to walk. ((FussyPuckers)) Love & luck Lou.

OH OH! :eek:

Something's happening. I DON'T dream and I woke up knowing I dreamt about talking to Fussy as he was giving us (I don't know who the "us" was) the detailed report for mother and baby. :wobbly:

Well?

I hope everything goes well!!!!!!!! ((((((((((Loulabelle & Fussy & baby)))))))))))

Well, been feeling strange all day, but nothing seems to have progressed. I guess I'm getting excited over nothing....*sigh*.....I'll just have to be patient, I suppose.

Strange comes first. I felt really odd, sort of off, all day and woke up to my water breaking. Don't forget there is a chemical in sperm that helps with progressing labor. I was 2 weeks late and the nurse practioner prescribed lots of sex.

How's the baby acting?

Oh yay, that's a good sign, then Lil. Instinct tells me something's going on with my body, but my instinct may well be clouded by wishful thinking, as I said before.

The midwife prescribed lots of sex to us last Thursday. We had a good giggle about it, and said that if baby arrives this week, she'll know why!

Funny you should mention that, I've been feeling REALLY strong and frequent kicking sensations on one side of my ribs that's actually kind of painful. It feels kind of twitchy and I'm not entirely sure if it's definitely baby or whether it's sort of localised muscle spasms as the area goes very hard and seems to last longer than the usual kicking sensations.

Loulabelle,

At the onset of the labo(u)r of our first, the missus described her feeling in the very early morning as "this weird 'cupping' sensation".

Being the decent, caring husband that I am, I suggested that she ignore it, and go back to sleep - which she couldn't do (but I could)- and 15 hours later, I was a daddy. :)

Huh...I didn't know that!

And all the time I've been wasting this precious, labor-inducing substance by blopping it up in tissues during solo sessions, thinking it was nothing but protein-enriched gunk when I should be making vital, viscous, glutinous contributions to chemical science technologies!

:sad:

LOL ^^^^ !


Sorry Lou I can't help here, I was induced which still took an extra day so I did'nt really go into labor natrually.

Walking is good, sex is good if it's comfortable for you or at least have an orgasm, plan something to do and at the last minute you'll have to cancle cause he'll figure it out. :D

jseal - that sounds like about what I've had from Fussy - I think he's just in denial!

Irezumi Kiss - yep, you got it. The chemical is called prostaglandin and it's used in the gel they use to induce women.

sodaklostsoul - we have a new carpet being fitted on Tuesday and again on Friday, plus the plumber is due sometime this week and a friend has invited out for dinner on Friday night, so there's plenty planned this week to make sure it happens with maximum inconvenience!