Hi, i'm just interested to find out more about pre-labour and what exactly it means...
I feel like i've been in pre-labour for the last 2-3 weeks but i don't know if thats possible is it? I've been getting BH contractions that are 10mins apart and last all day for up to 3days at a time (they slow down at night). Some days they are just random then some days they are very regular but don't get clsoer together. The last few weeks i randomly wake up to painful contractions during the night but they just fizzle out after 1hour or so. Sometimes during the day lately i've also had mild back pain and mild AF pain. And its probably TMI but i've been having loose poos 2-3 times a day for about 2 weeks now.
Bub is fully engaged and my Dr tells me that he can't get any lower before labour starts.
I don't want to ruch things but i'm getting a bit antsy because i just want to meet my baby! I'm nervous to because technically i could go to 42 weeks and the thought of being in 'pre-labour' for another 2-3 weeks seems impossibe!
Has anyone else experienced pre-labour symptoms? How long did they last before real labour began?
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Not usually longer than 9 months hun! Sorry, I shouldn't be flippant, I know how hard those last weeks are. But really, there is no way to know. I had no pre-labour at all with DS1, with DS2 I had weeks of it (but it did start a lot earlier than yours).
I really hope it happens soon for you hun. The best things to do are to stay active and relaxed (ie try and forget that you have a baby due any day, as hard as that is!).
I so hear you, mine went from about 36 weeks (exactly how you described) and I went into labour midnight at 40w.
I know how you feel... but it WILL end eventually, my advice is to relax. Rent lots of comedys and laugh, and like MR said, try to forget you've got a baby in there. Enjoy your last week/s of being pregnant!
Sorry but I had pre labour for ages too. It's very exciting that you'll be meeting your little one soon! My advice is to get as much sleep and rest as you can, you're really going to need your strength soon and you don't want to go into labour already exhausted (like me!). Good luck and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy!
Hey,
This might come across strange, but I loved pre labour. I had weeks of it (3-4 from memory but not serious until the last 2), with both my pregnancies, and my first labour was 5 hours and my second only 3. So fingers crossed it does the same for you.
OMG i didn't know it could last that long. I only had prelabour for 1 day before going into established labour and i had enough of that.....i so feel for you ATM.
Is it true what they say....if you have a long pre labour it makes the actually real thing go quicker as your body has already done alot of the work??
Pre-labour? How long can it last for?
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Sorry, I shouldn't be flippant, I know how hard those last weeks are. But really, there is no way to know. I had no pre-labour at all with DS1, with DS2 I had weeks of it (but it did start a lot earlier than yours). 
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