Okay, bit of info here, hope its not too long but really keen to know if anyone else has had this....I'm 39 weeks tomorrow.

For the last 3 weeks I have had period type pains which last for several minutes, mostly its uncomfortable, sometimes its quite bad. Often they happen at night, but not always. Usually have them 4-5 times a day, and every couple of hours overnight. For a while there i thought it must be early contractions but then realised obviously nothing was happening (as I said this has been happening for 3 weeks), and also noticed that the pains last too long for contractions (ie 2-5 minutes).

I have also noticed that I almost always have these pains after i go to the toilet - even if just to wee.

I guess im wondering what is going on - is this my cervix very very slowly opening, is it the baby pressing down on my cervix (and hence when I empty my bladder it sits further down???) or is it something else.

AM I GOING CRAZY????????????????????????????????????????????