My first labour just started out of the blue. I had no show, no prelabour contractions (just the braxton hicks I'd been having for months), no pelvic pain, no nothing.

My husband commented about a week before that she had dropped, but I didn't notice any difference and couldn't see it.

I do think that most women have some signs, but whether they're aware of them or not certainly varies. But there are some like me who will just go out of the blue