No news, getting rather fed up as I am very uncomfortable. Yesterday I did have some twinges that I thought were promising. During the day I would get stomach cramps coming on with back pain, nausea and a need to go to the loo that would last for a couple of minutes. These feelings would reoccur throughout the day, but got no more than 3/4 hr apart and didn't get very strong. By the evening there was nothing going on.

My feet and hands are very swollen, I feel very swollen all round.



I had hoped that things would move faster really. When I left work I went into my "hermitisation" period and I feel it has worked well. The idea is that at least 2 weeks before your due date you need to let the levels of oxytocin (the labour chemical) build up in your system, along with endorphins that will help make labour do-able. High levels of adrenalin in your system will reduce the oxytocin. So for the last 2 1/2 weeks I haven't heard the news, we haven't had a newspaper in the house, I haven't watched or listened to any programme that would get me annoyed or stressed, it has been romantic comedies, repeats of friends and house makeover programmes all the way! M has been really good and hasn't talked about any thing from work other than "so and so asked after your health today". I have felt really relaxed, and I have got to the point where I am sure I am "cooked" ie dopey, full of oxytocin and endorphins, but nothing is happening...