When my best friend was close to going into labour she warned me that she was feeling a little strange. She was getting some weird feelings low down in her belly like nothing she had felt so far. Then she went into prelabour later that night.
Well I didn't get any weird feelings... just MORE tired, MORE grumpy and MORE mucusy!
You're not always sure it's labour - I thought I was having bad wind pain! I was 11 days overdue and had kinda given up on it happening! The only reason I figured it out is because I stopped being able to cope with it being wind (ha!) and I had a bloody show...
Don't worry - it WILL happen (it has to!). The only advice I can give (and you will hear this EVERYWHERE) - relax and go with the flow. There aint nuttin you can do to make it go faster, so you may as well be resigned to waiting. Once you are truly resigned - it will happen!!
Mmmm, one of those 'how long is a piece of string' things hun
For me, I thought it was sudden, my waters broke, an hour later cx started, and DS was born 13 hours after that. But in hindsight, it was easy to see I was going to go into labour, I was soooo out of it that day. Flushed, off with the fairies, I felt like everything was in slow mo, I cried for hours for absolutely no reason. I'd only just perked up about 30 minutes before my waters broke. I think if I had been close to my EDD I may have paid more attention to those signs, but as I was 35 weeks it didn't occur to me that I was about to go into labour.
You just don't know. You could have days of prelabour, or you could be holding your baby by breakfast time. I hope for your sake it's the latter, but whichever it is you're going to do a great job!!!!
ETA From personal experience, I would have to agree that you do know when it's the real deal (although I am aware that it's not always the case for everyone). You really do know when you're in labour!
Nothing special, just started! lol
I think, like Janie, that you do know when it is the real thing.
I think this because I knew it was the real thing lol ( i never had BH and was 41+1) So who knows?
I am sure though that even if you don tknow what the hell is going on, bubba does!
Hold on and enjoy the ride...I reckon you will go so fast you wont know what hit you!!
Thankyou everyone I feel better now about not feeling any different. Now I wish it would just happen!! The effort I put into DTD last night obviously didn't help
Oh, I forgot to mention that my friend thinks that my roasted chicken, tomato and capsicum pasta helped her go into labour. Her labour started not long after I cooked that meal for her
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The only reason I figured it out is because I stopped being able to cope with it being wind (ha!) and I had a bloody show...
I feel better now about not feeling any different. Now I wish it would just happen!! The effort I put into DTD last night obviously didn't help
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