Friday, 20 May 2011

On love and labour

Being in labour is like being in love.

If you have to keep asking yourself: "Is this it?", it almost certainly isn't.
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  1. Mrs T20 May 2011 at 08:45

    I'll assume you're not then... ;-) No action here either, though I've a hair appointment tomorrow so sod's law says that won't be happening....

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  2. Harriet20 May 2011 at 09:20

    Nope. Not so far. Lots of twinges and he's dropped by about six feet, but nothing actually happening.

    And at least you've finished work now...

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  3. san20 May 2011 at 09:21

    So true! There's no mistaking either when they arrive x

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  4. Harriet20 May 2011 at 09:32

    Well, exactly, as someone once said to me in the context of love: "When you know, you know". Think that one works for labour as well!

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  5. alison20 May 2011 at 10:38

    Oh any time now then? EXCITING!!!

    Congratulations on your MADS finalist place as well. So well deserved.

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  6. Kelly20 May 2011 at 11:06

    This post is complete and utter genius. That is exactly what it was like.

    In the end I decided to ignore everything that could be ignored. I was still convinced that it wasn't for real when I was having contractions every five minutes!

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  7. solveig20 May 2011 at 11:35

    Well good luck for when it does finally begin!

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  8. MilkChic20 May 2011 at 13:05

    :) So true! I had "contractions" for a week before my waters broke. So many things I didn't do because I thought it "might" be happening...

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  9. Leslie Loftis (AHLondon)20 May 2011 at 15:30

    Brilliant. Simply brilliant.

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  10. AGuidingLife20 May 2011 at 22:05

    but by the time you realise it really is it, you are in it deep!

    good luck x

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  11. Harriet22 May 2011 at 10:10

    Deer Baby - yes, any time - which is beginning to irritate rather. Why can't they be definite about these things?! (And thank you! Very excited about that one...)

    Kelly - glad it's not just me then!

    Solveig - thank you!

    MilkChic - well, I'm still doing stuff (B&Q yesterday, dinner out on Friday (curry), lunch with friends today, but I'm boring myself with the wondering...

    AH - thank you!

    Kelloggsville - so true - the thing is I can't remember with L how it started, when it properly started, so I'm still driving myself mad wondering!

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  12. Calif Lorna23 May 2011 at 02:12

    Well said!

    Best of luck. Hope it all goes smoothly.

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  13. Circus Queen23 May 2011 at 17:13

    :-( Well, then, I'm not in labour yet either... And I'm guessing we're equally fed up!

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  14. Harriet24 May 2011 at 09:18

    Calif Lorna - Thank you!

    Circus Queen - oh no! I thought they were inducing you on Monday so have been checking in for news! Am not fed up of being pregnant so much as mind-blowingly bored of continuously thinking "it might be today..."

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  15. Motherhood and Anarchy26 May 2011 at 15:13

    oh Plan B, I've been thinking about you, wondering when you are due! Hope all goes well and I will now keep checking!

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  16. Harriet27 May 2011 at 10:21

    Motherhood and Anarchy - will keep you posted! Still nothing though...

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