When did you start getting pre-labour? What was pre-labour like for you (eg.. what happened etc)? How long after this started did the real thing kick off??
i started getting pre labour at 35 weeks. DD dropped, started having regular BH, the runs, night sweats and i was losing my mucus plug. This went on for 3 weeks.
I had pre labour for two weeks with ds3 which was irregular contractions but I could tell the difference when the real deal started! This time not so much pre labour which is just as frustrating as it keeps you guessing when it will all start!!
I had pre-labour from about 37 weeks. For me it was BH which had a bit of ouch in them, lots of back pain, especially at night, lots of period like cramps. I went into labour on my due date, so it was 2-3 weeks for me.
With DS I don't remember having any BH at all, but started having period pain cramps and back pain pretty consistently from 37 weeks.
This time around i am having heaps of BH already and the 'cervix grinding' from bub has started a lot earlier... not that that particularly means much!
I think i had pre-labour from the 37 week mark with DS2 & DD, they were cramps and twinges here the there but i was awake at 3am when the real thing started with DD and the feeling (it wasn't pain then) was completely different. I'd explain it as a thick feeling across my lower belly. DS2 was different, the pre-labour was similar but the real thing started with my waters breaking and no other feelings at all at the time.
I started getting pre labour signs around 36 weeks and I went into labour at 37w 6d. First, my pelvic bone started hurting so bad I felt like it was going to break whenever I walked around. A couple days later I was losing little bits of my plug with no blood in it. Night I went into labor I was walking around the stroe with DH picking out a movie and felt something gross in my pants. Went to the bathroom and had my bloody show. We got home an hour later and went to bed. 5 minutes after falling asleep my water broke.
Pre labour started for me around 40+3 and lasted 5 days...... pretty much every 20 mins I would have mild pains that ramped up nearly every night in intensity but not occurence. For a few nights from around 1am - 7am I would have to stand and rock through each one, then it would soften during the day. By day 5 I was exhausted. I didn't really notice at the time when it changed to full on labour until I found out I was 8cm, then I realised it had been getting more painful!
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