I woke up the day before DD was born and just felt "different" - like my body knew what it was going to do. Shortly after I had a show, and continued to lose my plug through the day, as well as having the runs! I started having contractions late that night and went to hospy the next morn
Sick and tired pretty much sums it up LOL. With #1 I had the runs for a day & half (and looking back it was probably pre-labour pains too, but thought it was just my tummy at the time), so had already lost a night's sleep. And with #2 I was up all night vomiting and went into labour the next day dehydrated and exhausted. My body isn't kind to me! LOL. Altho my labours weren't awfully long, DS official labour was 5 1/2 hrs, and DD was.. I don't know actually! LOL. But it was all within the same day.. not sure when I was in established labour with her, coz they actually tried to prevent it with her being prem, so it was probably made longer than it should have been.
I woke up to my DD (in utero!) going crazy, kicking everywhere and wriggling (as much as she could in that tight space). DH and I laughed at how she kicking so much. i remember thinking it was strange, but wasnt concerned.
Then i started to feel a bit anxious mid-morning. i HAD to plant my seedlings that i bought the day before and I remember telling DH that maybe he shouldnt go to soccer. but then i told him to go because i was just being silly and emotional (i was 38 weeks so had no reason to believe that DD was coming).
At around 2pm i got really really tired so went back in the house and had a snooze and started watching a midday movie. i noticed that DD was very quiet and hadnt moved for awhile. i remember trying to get her to move and occassionally i would get a disgruntled nudge or movement out of her LOL!
and at 4pm on the dot, my waters broke. i have to say that my reaction at first wasnt shock, as i think deep down i knew that it was going to happen that day. was peeved that i didnt listen to myself and had DH go to soccer though!
So in summary:
1.) nesting hit an all time high (gardening for me). it was no longer the wishing to have it done, i HAD to do it, to the point where i was quite fretful at the thought of it not being done then and there.
2.) DD went a bit beserko (i think from the early contractions - which i thought were BH but must have been deeper for her to react to them).
3.) DD going really quiet
4.) gut feeling that all was happening...trust your sub concious.
well they say im in the early stages of labour right now and i feel.. hungry, sick and exhausted. Excited at the thought i could meet my baby girl soon. yesterday i felt off too.. not doing anything but exhausted anyway.
Good question With DS i was induced so didn't really have pre-labour symptoms as such but i did get the runs when the drip was put in and contractions started.
This time round i have no idea what my body is doing! I feel like i've been in pre-labour since 36weeks! I've had loose poo's (sometimes pretty much the runs 3-4 times a day) for weeks and have been nesting like crazy this last week. Bub is engaged and ready to go and sooooo low (has been since 32 weeks!) but no labour yet .
I've been getting braxton hicks like crazy all through this pregnancy and in the last few weeks they've been coming 10mins apart for a few days then stopping. Very frustrating!.
Anywho i was sure i was going to go into labour yesterday because i just felt 'off' and had the runs...no luck yet tho..
ive been having BH all morning nothing regular tho of course. I feel like ive been out on the town for 4 days - so hoping its coming soon, im so done i feel like ive been preggas for 2 years which i have really had a 7 month break in between pregnancies - im so just over it...
I just felt strange... like kinda disconnected from the world in a weird way. I had no prior warnings, no show or anything like that so it really surprised me to go into labour in the middle of that night.
The day that I went into labour I felt good. My mum was visiting and took me to a lookout and shopping hoping that the walking would send me into labour. Which it did although it was 2 hours after my mum got on her flight home.
Only 5 mins before my water broke I was on the phone to a friend who had asked how I felt. I said to her that I now thought that bubs was not going to come for a while. I was in for a surprise thats for sure! 23.5 hrs later my beautiful DD was born.
I was sound asleep when my water broke at 1am so I went back to bed and kept sleeping. All that day I had totally irregular contractions and was in complete denial that it was even happening and kept trying to pretend that my waters had even broken, LOL! The next morning I went in to the hospital to be induced and had a mini breakdown in the assessment room. My absolutely amazing midwife calmed me down and I just went into serious labour mode and focused. I think I had my melt down because I was absolutely terrified but was good to go after I had some tears.
I had had pretty serious prelabour pains for a week and hadn't slept or eaten much for that long either. I was having hot baths and showers trying to relieve the pain. Little did I know I was in established labour (went to hospital at 8cm dialated!). I was very teary and feeling sorry for myself! I couldn't make any decisions, my brain just wouldn't function properly and I didn't want anyone near me or to touch me.
I felt really "off" the night before. Its hard to explain & DH thought I was making it up so I didnt have to go to church with him lmao. I was 7 days over due & contractions started at 5 the next morning. At least I then go to do the whole "told u so" to DH LOL
This time round the hospital brokemy waters so I didnt have the pre labour so to speak.
I woke up earlier than normal to AF pain. I went to the loo and noticed I was having a slight show. This continued throughout the day. I had fairly normal energy for the morning.
The AF type pain got worse as the day went on. I was able to eat lunch in a shopping centre but had difficulty walking around it as I was starting to have the beginnings of early contractions and would have to stop and hold on to something or lean against a wall. The walking exhausted me but I think it helped get the labour started.
I had to go to the loo a few times that day to do no. 2. I just knew labour was on it's way.
By 5pm I was having painful contractions every so often but labour didn't really start until about 9pm that night.
As the day wore on I went from excited to nervous.
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how did you feel the day you went into labour
With DS i was induced so didn't really have pre-labour symptoms as such but i did get the runs when the drip was put in and contractions started.
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