Labour

Well, I've just woken up - it's 08:14 and I had to abandon Nicki last night which was both a relief (as we were both going to get a little sleep) and a very frightening experience. The antenatal ward at the RFH doesn't allow husbands to stay outside of visiting hours - I brought her bags, put her to bed, hugged her and then abandoned her :-(

On the plus side, the staff there are all very good and I'm pretty sure she's in good hands.

The story so far. Arrive at RFH this morning at 03:30, At 05:00, Nick has been having regular contractions for 48 hours! At 05:30, baby's heart rate is good, but position is posterior (slower, more painful delivery) and Nicki is only one centimetre dilated.

I'm off now, this morning we have to try and get the little guy to turn around.