All you already mummas! Need your advice... & labour vibes & ... lol!
I *think* i am in pre-labour but nothing that seems good enough to call the hospy yet - especially if it's a half hour drive in only to be sent home again - so i intended to call when i'm more sure and hope that by then it isn't too late...
Have been having contractions since 5am (it's now 9:15am) They were all consistent, sixty second, ten minutes apart until seven, then i finally got back to sleep and woke with searing pain at eight... woohoo, another hour at least i guess, lol. I assume that they were about ten mins apart while i was dozing, because i tended to wake through a lot of them but straight back off to sleep.
Now they're irregular and all over the place so i'm not really sure... They seem to come in two lots. One in 5-7mins for about forty seconds, and then another 2-3mins later for at most fifteen. Then 5-7, 1-3 etc. And then sometimes it'll be back to 8-10 minutes again.
I'd put it down to painful BH except that they keep going wherever i am / what im doing & i generally have a fairly high pain tolerance and this is really starting to get to me... and letting me know i need something like a baby rusk for labour because i swear i can't stop biting on my lip! ... And they're not like the BH i have had before either.
They're also not going from lower to higher like i keep reading about - i feel like i've been stabbed about three inches below my belly button and like the knife is slowly being twisted and scrunching all my insides up... & only sometimes they go right through my back... so i don't know. They're like waves of period pain i guess.
ETA: I haven't had any signs of a show at all. Which i know isn't unusual but thought i would add. The pain with the "contractions" (who knows), extends right into my upper thighs as well. And the only other thing i've noticed is that i seem to be getting rid of a lot of gas...
Sounds like early labor, my fisrt was like that, feels like really strong period pain and all over the place didn't regulate until an hour before she was born, I knew it was labor when i stood up and my waters broke. LOL (Will never forget that one)
Fingers crossed for you, sounds like your on your way!!!!
Best of luck!
Kelly
Try to relax as much as possible, and try not to look at the clock. Your body will tell you when its time to go to the hospital believe me Sometimes pre labour can be hours, I had it for a while longer than that. But don't be disheartened because it leads to a more effective and easier established labour. The longer you are at home the less time you'll be "on the clock" and less interventions
Thanks for your replies everyone -
Am now getting them fairly regularly 3mins apart for about 40seconds.
They sometimes seem less intense but i think i have just found better ways to sit/stand etc.
Also noticed my belly looks flat - as opposed to sticking full on out, i can tell he's dropped further because my bb's are sitting lower... lol.!
I went throught the same thing, unfortunately it can take awhile. I did have show right away but it still took me 2 days to go from the irregular contractions (ranging from 5 minutes apart to an hour apart) to active labour.
I went to the hospital the first time when the pain became unbearable and contractions were regular at 10 minutes apart, but they sent me home (we're only 7minutes form the hospital though so no biggie) as I was only 2cm. I went again later when the pain got worse and contractions were 5 minutes apart and they still were going to send me home (still only 2cm) but then my water broke and so they kept me. It was still hours before I was considered in active labour.
Hopefully you will progress a lot quicker than i did and we'll have some really good news soon!
Is this it...?
... lol!
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Sometimes pre labour can be hours, I had it for a while longer than that. But don't be disheartened because it leads to a more effective and easier established labour. The longer you are at home the less time you'll be "on the clock" and less interventions 
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