A close friend is due to have her 1st baby any day now, her EDD is the 15th but she has had issues with suspected pre-eclampsia (sp?) (horribly swollen feet and high blood pressure) she has been in and out of hospital having tests the last couple of weeks and is quite understandably nearly over it all.

So we had planned a catch-up today so i msg'd her yesterday on FB and asked how she's feeling, no pressure for visitors etc i got this:

Hey.. yes getting there.. just bloody ready to have this kid out now thank you.. have tried some of the self-inducing techniques (and others I will wait till I'm totally desperate) but nothing, although I think my mucus plus has gone and I have like period-ish like pains so hopefully not much longer.
I suggested to her that the period like pains COULD be things starting and to just rest when she can and see how she feels.
Now i know everyone is different but thats how both of my labors started, i didn't really get a lot of BH's so i'm unsure if these can feel the same.

This morning i get this:

Well i think (could be wrong) but I think im having contractions... well I've have like strong period-like cramps every 5 to 15 minutes since 4am but nothing else.. what the hell that means I dunno but think I will see how I go. Probably be braxton hicks If nothing has changed by around noon then I think a movie date may be in order.
I have sent back asking her what they are like, is it an ache or is it a pain she needs to STOP and think about, do they go away straight away or does she have to wait a little bit.

You'd think after doing this twice myself i'd have a better idea now wouldn't you but could this be the start of things, to me it certainly sounds like it but i know each labor is different... so ladies and gents what do you think.
Could i have a new little bubba to cuddle soon?

I'm going on record to say i think it's a boy and HE will be roughly 7lb 8oz... no idea why but thats my thought, i originally guessed the 17th for his birth date but i might just be wrong.. and i hope for her sake i am.. she's totally over it now.