Swore I was never going to ask this but.........?

I would wait til your contractions are at least 5-6 minutes apart (depending on how far from the hospital you are). 15-20 mins apart can mean you still have hours! before you go into active labor. If you are truly concerned that it will take to long for him to get to you and get you to the dr. wait til they are about 10 mins apart. Lie down and time them for 1 hour and make sure they are consistant. If the time changes in between each one (further between) then it is just braxton hicks.

They dont sound like Braxton hicks to me they are too regular, I would think you are def in labour, I would get him to come home because things could happen quickly you just dont know and he wouldnt want to miss the birth. My first child took 11 hours start to finish and my second was less than 4 hours and they were born at 37 and 38 weeks. Even if it is a false alarm so what, better safe than sorry.

good luck babe

Call your doctor and ask. It may not be time to go but it's getting close. Your contractions are pretty regular. Make sure your "other half" keeps his cellphone on and charged! I think in your place I would want him home. Babies come when they choose to, and if he has to miss the meeting, they'll get over it.

Is your suitcase packed? What about the diaper bag? How will you get to the hospital if he's not there? Don't drive! Worst case, call the ambulance. Don't get yourself stressed over this stuff, just be ready in case! You shouldn't be alone right now. Can you call someone to stay with you until he's back?

If you start getting sick at both ends, call your sweetie and tell him it's time to come home.

Good luck!

I had similar contractions for about two days and then it suddenly changed and turned into active labor. You may be in the early stages of labor like I was so just hang in there because it could take a while. You may want to check with your doctor and let them know what's going on with you. Depending on what they say you'd probably want to let your husband know that it could be anytime so he keeps himself accessible to you. My doula said to wait until the contractions were four minutes apart, lasted a full minute, for about an hour (4-1-1). See what your doctor says and go from there. It does seem like labor is coming. Congrats!

My contractions started like that too. It was 24 hours later that I actually had my boy, but everyone is different. I think you should call your other half. Better to get him to come home for a false alarm than risk him missing the real event !

Good luck !

i am also on the same situation from 5am this morning i have been getting contractioons that differ in the regularity and at 1pm i phoned the hospital as i was in agony they toold me to go oin so i culd be checked on etc

the outcome is i AM in labour but not full blown labouor they have sent me home with pain killers and told to keep timing them

please at least phone your hosp so you can be checked ut as i thught mine were just strong braxton hicks and if i had ignored it i wouldnt know what i know now

I would call your doc and ask him what he thinks. I would also call your other half and let them know what is going on and tell them that you are going to call the doc and then call them back after you find out what the doc says you guys should make the decision together as to whether he/she should come home or not.

I'm not sure honey if its real labour or not, but I recommend calling your local hospital and ask to speak to the labour ward - delivery suite....expain your symptoms and they'll tell you to either come in or stay at home....they'll be able to help more than we can ....best of luck to you xxx

ok dont worry, it can happen lots of differnt ways for every one, just keep an eye on them, maybe give your husband a heads up but tell its fine, if not maybe try and ask a friend to come over and sit a while, you will soon no either way, and im sure your husband would rather be with you than meeting anyway

It is false labor which can last anywhere from two hours until four days! I know everyone tells you "you will know when it's real" and you don't want to hear it but it's true. Good luck and congratulations.