Thanks for the advice, ladies

So far not much change. I had 4 ctx at 10mins apart, still not difficult to manage. Since then I had a couple more at 15mins, and just niw a rather strong and long (almost a minute) one 5mins after the previous milder one. So still fairly irregular, pain is totally manageable so I'm preparing myself for this to go on for days yet. The good news is they haven't stopped in 8 hours, despite eating, moving around, having a shower and lying down.

I haven't said anything to DP through all of it, just quietly monitoring the timing of it and hoping it picks up some more. I figure it can't be anything significant if he doesn't notice, lol. Just getting another tightening sensation at 10mins since the last one, so there's no real pattern, and its clearly not stopping me concentrating on what I'm doing. Hopefully all of this is my body warming up and my cervix thinning and dialating nicely before the real hardcore labour starts.

Please stick around, pain! lol