Thought id post it here to give people hope coz you never hear the good ones, only the gruesome stories.
So id been 3 cm dilated for about 3 weeks and having strong braxton hicks on and off but nothing too serious. On the 7th august, i started having what i thought were braxton hicks again quite late at night, they were strong enough to keep me awake, so i timed them but they were only every 8 or so mins. I went to mums at 8 the next morning coz i couldnt deal with my toddler (im a solo mum) after no sleep and called my midwife coz i thought she should come see me just in case. Just as well coz she turned up at 9 and did a v.e, she was real shocked to find i was 7 cm dilated! i didnt even think i was in labour! we rushed to hospital and i was admitted at 9.38am. i was still able to walk and talk through the contractions, they were just bad enough to make it difficult! At 10, i had a really strong contraction and stood up just as my waters broke. I went and hopped into the bath and 10 mins later told my midwife i need to push. I pushed for a minute, literally before my 8lbs baby boy was born. apart from a slight graze which i couldnt feel, there was no damage at all! i went home the next morning.
His name by the way is Anthony Robert, Anthony after my mums father, and Robert after my deceased father.