thanks very much for your support
after nearly 24 hours of severe pain, i am much better now and in no pain at all...
turns out it wasnt labour but instead baby pressing on my left kidney causing swelling.
luckily some good drs were looking out for things other than labour, just co-incidentally happening at the same time that labour could have happened.
so now im hoping labour will progress normally in a week or so!
thanks again