Thanks Lee! Yeah, I was pretty impressed/excited too, especially having read so many birth stories with ladies enduring hours and hours of strong pain only to find out they are only 3 cm.

So after hearing that I really thought that birth was going to be pretty iminent .

As I didn't feel any of the contractions that got me to 5cm, I'm now wondering if I might now be even further dilated, and why it's now taking so long!

I mean, I was more than happy to go overdue and was very keen to avoid any medical induction, but after learning that I was halfway dilated, my patience levels are starting to plummet!!!

Hopefully Alan or one of the lovely bellybelly doulas might appear with some ideas!