How did it take for you? Could this be the start of

[BrightSparkles]

I've been having period pains ever 15 - 20mins since about 10pm last night. Last about 4 -5 hours stops for an hour or so and starts again. They haven't been strong enough to worry me and I've had panadol and been using a heat pack. I can still talk/walk conerntrate etc.
Baby has still been moving well.. not as much today as normal though.
Could this be the begining of something???

[CinderToriella]

mone started off as strong period pains that were constant then they moved to every 20 mins then every 10..it got so bad the day i went into labour i wanted to sleep coz i knew it may be it but i could not sleep

i had always had period pains , but the night before i couldnt sleep they hurt a lot, i had some old blood when i went to the toilet not much, then the next morning i could not walk baby felt sooo low and i had bad pain, all day every 20 mins thwn 10 mins , really hurt..by 5 that afternoon i was having them every 3 mins , at 1030 i went to hossy was 6 cm and lost my plug bubs was born at 230

I hope this is it for u im excited

[*Beema*]

It sounds as though your body is in preparation mode, rest up as much as you can, and conserve your energy it could be a while off yet. I think when the Panadol stops working that things will have stepped up a notch as such
Goodluck hun xxoo

[BrightSparkles]

mone started off as strong period pains that were constant then they moved to every 20 mins then every 10..it got so bad the day i went into labour i wanted to sleep coz i knew it may be it but i could not sleep

i had always had period pains , but the night before i couldnt sleep they hurt a lot, i had some old blood when i went to the toilet not much, then the next morning i could not walk baby felt sooo low and i had bad pain, all day every 20 mins thwn 10 mins , really hurt..by 5 that afternoon i was having them every 3 mins , at 1030 i went to hossy was 6 cm and lost my plug bubs was born at 230

I hope this is it for u im excited

Thanks Shell.
I've had heaps of pressure down there for weeks now and regular BH but this feels different and is allot more regular than BH. The ones during the night were enough to keep me awake but not hugely hugely painful but enough to be annoying (if that makes any sense at all) and have been the same all day. I've been watching for my plug but as yet no bloody mucos or antyhign like that.
DH wants to go to a footy game to night so i'm thinking i'll let him go ON THE CONDITION the min I call he has to leave and come home( about 20mins away)

[~Trish~]

It sounds like things are firing up . Don't get too excited yet though, labour could still be a while off. I started getting tightenings on and off when pg with DD. They started on Friday afternoon, but labour didn't start until Sunday night. She was born at 2am on Monday, it was a quick labour!

With my boys, the tightenings like you have described were the beginnings of labour. DS1 was born 37 hours later, DS2 was born 16 hours later.

Good luck, I hope it's not far off for you

[Mad Scientist]

I had what you describe at 37 weeks too with DD2. I had her about a week and a half later. I think the key is that they get stronger, regular and closer together. It sounds like your body is preparing at least. You just never know......but it might not happen for a little bit yet. Hoping that it happens for you soon though

[Visitor7]

That's how my pre-labour with DD2 started. It started at 36 weeks, and for 4 weeks, every single day, I'd get a lot of tightenings throughout the day and night constantly, and an enormous amount of pressure down there. Once my waters broke and labour really got going, she was born really quickly.

[Laranna]

Sounds like it could be pre-labour. I had those sorts of pains with DD in the morning. They went away for most of the day and about 6:30 that evening started up again and two hours later they were 5 min apart and she was born at 1:31am the next morning!

[BrightSparkles]

Damn pre labour. I never had anything like this with DD. Just when I think I could be meeting my new little one soon As long it's it's growing happily in there LOL
Back to my paranoid state with every little strange feeling. Like I said - had nothing like this with DD and never got to experience a "normal" labour (was induced) so this is all very new to me to do it naturally

[Visitor7]

You sound exactly like me. With DD1 I had no pre-labour or anything and was induced after my waters broke and labour didn't start naturally.
Hopefully you won't get too much of this.

[~Trish~]

Aww, don't be discouraged . Your body is obviously doing a great job getting ready for your little one to arrive (soon ). The more pre-labour you have now, the chances are you'll have a quick labour . It definitely happened that way with my last labour

[AliBaby]

Dont be discouraged hun this is all fantastic (as painful as it is). Your body is doing what it needs to do to bring your baby out naturally without the need for induction (which I know you desperately want to avoid).

Keep working body!!!!

[Mad Scientist]

I didn't mean to discourage you hun!! If it helps, I had exactly what you are experiencing, but then a week and a half later I had a two hour natural drug free water birth, so my body was well and truly prepared. The great thing is, you can feel things happening so it definitely won't be too long, just maybe not tonight but you just never know. Bubbas have a mind of their own when it comes to deciding on their birthday xx sending you big big hugs. Sorry if I discouraged you xx

[CinderToriella]

I had pre labour for weeks before i went into actual labour , but my labour was great drug free the pains were not as bad as i thought ( untill near the end lol ) so i thank pre labour as for my first birth it was very quick

[BrightSparkles]

I didn't mean to discourage you hun!! If it helps, I had exactly what you are experiencing, but then a week and a half later I had a two hour natural drug free water birth, so my body was well and truly prepared. The great thing is, you can feel things happening so it definitely won't be too long, just maybe not tonight but you just never know. Bubbas have a mind of their own when it comes to deciding on their birthday xx sending you big big hugs. Sorry if I discouraged you xx

LOL you didn't discourage me at all hun. xx
I'm just at the point now of being so over it. I know my body (and bubba) will do what it has to do. I'm just so exhausted with everything going on... meeting my new little one would just be so nice about now It'll come when it's ready I know that... just being impatient and being the crazy pregnant lady now

[ElleJay]

I'm not sure, when DS came along, I'd had pains from Saturday afternoon similar to what your explaining, and he was born via emergency c-section on Wednesday morning because he was stuck in my birth canal (so, the Ob said to me that technically I was in labour for 5 days)
I KNOW yours isnt the same as my situation, but I really hope bubba stays put just for a couple more weeks for you Or, if you want s/he out, I hope s/he is out for you soon