Woo! Thanks Alan and Relle - have to do all that last-minute chilling now. (DH is getting a bit more excited now we've been told it's not just my body playing up and isn't prepared to wait three weeks, bless him.)

Alan, for the week prior to this the contractions were start-stop for an hour or so a couple of times a day, so I'm thinking they may not stop now... or at least I hope not!