With the labour of my 3rd little one my contractions were quite manageable for quite some time (from about 3am-4pm) they were just pains that i'd stop and sway through (or slept through) whilst carrying on a normal day at home. It did get intense really quickly at about 6pm when i was still at home so all i could do was focus, breath and wait for them to pass. In between i was back to dealing with a 3 year old and 21 month old. We quickly made our way to the hospital where i think i maybe had less than 10 contractions/breaths of gas until she arrived.

My initial thoughts on how i got through the day/labour so well and possibly you could too was just keeping busy. Luckily for me i was able to labour at home and DD was born 50 min after arriving at the hospital. Maybe if your little one/labour allows it you could try something similar.

My boys were totally different and whilst i love all my labours my 3rd was by far the most enjoyable (strange concept i know).

Good luck xoxo