I am exactly the same. This is my first and I am sh** myself about labour, I have no idea what to expect and I am really nervous about the pain and the duration it may take.
I guess it is perfectly normal for us to feel this way, however, it doesn't make it any easier.
i feel you lol this is my second bub but first labor(hopefully)
my son was breech and i never got to feel labor, i keep getting these pains and thinking omg is it starting!!!
its sooooo nerve racking but exciting at the same time, i just cant believe how close i am to having my baby girl!!!
Never know what to expect with your first Spontaneous. I remember when I was going through pre-labour with Harry, my sister who was due around the same time popped up and asked me how she would know she was in labour. At this point in time I had no idea her first was induced and kind of asked her how she wouldnt know! LMAO. The majority of women get plenty of warning so your DP should make it home and get you to the hospital in time, but dont head off too soon. Wait until you are totally sure and it comes hard and fast when you are not moving as well as moving around. If you are bent over in pain and find king kong grip - time to go have a baby!
I am so tired of not knowing if its time! I get all these little cramp like pains and back aches that last all day. I started sleeping properly again a bit over a week ago but the last two nights i have been restless and tossing and turning >
This evening i thought i had a contraction but its been around 5 hours since then and nothing! i've been keeping an eye out for a 'bloody show', but i have since realised after reading other forums that i had mine between 1-2 weeks ago - i mistook it for semen resulting from sex i had with my partner the day previously... there was no blood but i now know that it was definately my mucous plug.
I am just so excited but nervous! I am due on the 29th June - is anyone else out there waiting like me!!??
Also, does anyone know of any 'not so common' signs I may be close to going into labour? I cant take it anymore... I want this baby out!
Hi there!
I was the same as you with my second, as with my first, my waters broke and there was no mistaking that I was in labour as the contractions came hard and fast. My sign in the week leading up to labour was I felt like I had morning sickness again. I felt so lethargic that I could barely move and threw up once. Two days before I went into labour I felt on top of the world again. On the day of labour I had one sharp pain but I thought I'd pulled a muscle cos I'd run after my DD just before it happened. But the pains then started to get more intense. Within two hours I was in established labour. I just knew too.....for some reason I just had the urge to get all my stuff in my bag even though the pains weren't too bad. I had plenty of time to get to the hospital. Sounds like you will too. Good luck with it all ladies!!
I am getting extremely tired of being pregnant. I got excited because I was at 1 cm and 50% effaced. The next week I went back to 0 cm and 0% effaced. I was just so mad.
My body is playing tricks on me. I will have pre labour signs one week and the next.... nothing!
Not sure what to expect either....
Im a first time mum to be and waiting patiently for my little one to come and meet us both.
Last night i tried a natural induction... Thats right you guessed it i DTD with hubby. When i woke up this morning i had blood on my panty liner. I have changed it a couple of times this morning just to monitor it, and i still have some blood.
Not sure whther it had anything to do with last nights episode or it is total coincendence that i finally have the 'bloody show'.
I called my ob, who of course happens to have this weekend off and spoke to an obstetrician he works with. She said to me she is not overly concerned at all, as i dont have any other labour symptoms... But she did say what about the baby and movements, and whether i have felt anything this morning. NOW... that is what go me freaking. I think i have, but not a whole heap of movement. She said if i have not felt any movement that i need to go in to get a CTG scan done... Im not sure what to do.. i suppose i have felt movement, and now its my mind playing games. Fingers crossed the 'show' is the beginning of labour.....
Deetor I have read that it isn't unusual to have a little bit of blood after having sex late in preg... but then it could be your show as well... Maybe lie down for an hour or so and see if bubs moves much, if they don't then definitely go in for monitoring...
I'm in the same boat at as you ladies today. I woke up at 1am this morning with period type pains that gradually got stronger and stronger. At around 3am I started timing them and they were coming every 12/13 minutes and when I had the pain my stomach was also tightened, so I woke DH up. We got up for a while, and they became a little less intense so at 5am I decided to take a panadol and see if I could get some sleep. Have gotten up this morning and still have the pain on and off and the tightening, but not as often or as regularly, so am now thinking it might be BH... who knows... I guess you just know when it is actually happening...
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or it is total coincendence that i finally have the 'bloody show'.
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