Spring - here with you all the way You CAN do this!!! You have birthed before, now is the time to have faith that your body can successfully birth. It isn't easy to do though

As for labours - DD1 was intense due to the induction. Horrible, awful and not an experience I ever wanted to repeat - for many, many reasons which you understand far too well

DS - his labour was a hypnobirthing dream Slow commencement - hourly for the first 3 hours (to the point it took me a while to realise I was in labour!!!), then 20 minutely, then 7 minutely, then 4 minutely then every 2 minutes until we went to OT for the emergency C-section. A beautiful, fantastic labour. I LOVED it!!!!! Pain was managed with water and breathing using hypnobirthing techniques. 7 hours to 7cm.

DD2 - all I can say is WOW!!!!! I had forgotten what labour felt like but the first contraction brought the memories quickly back LOL Hers was intense from the beginning and I was JuJu vocalising almost from the outset. Regular contractions that quickly went to every 4 minutes and she was out in 4.5 hours. 2cm to out took 2.5 hours

So, all three labours very, very different. The two spontaneous labours were very different. Mucous plug lost at home with both spontaneous labours and my waters broke at hospital after about 5cm dilation on both occasions too - no shopping centres or cars here

You can do this!!!! I know you can. I believe in your body. I believe in you xxxx