[Ozziehoffy]

OMG how did I miss you having another bub?? CONGRATS!

Both Oskar and Elijah are VBAC bubba's. I was quite happy to have them check what was happening when I got to hossy and was VERY glad I did cos Oskar's HB was dropping to 40bpm every contraction. So, they had to vacuum assist him. With Elijah I then decided they could check but told them that I only wanted intermittent monitoring if everything was ok and they were fine with that. The midwives truly were great. Both times I headed in when I was probably about 4/5 mins apart and with Oskar (although I didn't know it at the time) I was apparently 9cm dilated. Elijah was born about 4 hours after getting there and I was definitely in active labour with contractions right on top of each other. So, like has been said, they can't physically drag you in at a particular time. You will know when it's the right time though, you'll just get that "uncomfortable I need to not be here and now I need to be there" feeling.