hi all!

exciting news at last - i *think* am in labour - woo hoo!!
well, this better be the real thing - if this is still pre-labour i'll NEVER survive the real mccoy!!

have been getting very regular and painful contractions since about 7pm. got in a panic and nearly got my DH to drive me to the hospital straight away, but am glad i didn't seeing as things seem to be going at a similar pace 5.5 hrs later!! i'm getting them every 1 to 5 minutes and they last anywhere fom 30secs to 90sec each, so really not a very text-book case!! i'll try and stay at home until i'm feeling suicidal, and then hopefully i'll make it in to hospital at the right time!! i will be gutted if when i finally get there they tell me that i'm only 2cms dilated - aaaggghhh!!!

ok, well keep an eye out for a birth announcement tomorrow hopefully, or else i could be back in here with my tail between my legs after finding out it was a false alarm!!