I get crampy and sore on and off in the last few weeks, esp at night, in fact I wake up thinking "is this is?" but it isn't.. and also I just long to do stuff on my own, like just sit by myself quietly and do a crossword, or sit down and read chapters and chapters of a book... but now with 2 kids and #3 nearly here it's a bit harder to get solo time!
Going through the whole pre-labour thing myself too, Im at 36 + 5 wks....getting very crampy, espcially at night, very tired, after having about 3-4 weeks of nesting energy, lower back ache, got nausea, no appetite, the runs (*tmi, sorry*)......really really over it....not allowed to have this bubby before the 19th Sept however (Im due 22/09)....Ive got too much on!! After the 19th the calenders clear so Ill be allowed to go into labour!!! lol!!
I started having pre labour about 2 weeks before ds was born (@ 38 weeks, was born at 40wks)
I was having contractions every 6-20mins, sometimes they would go away for an hour or so in the first week, but it continued like that for what felt like forever!
in the last 4 days, I couldnt sleep, was teary, contractions every 6-10 mins, hospital gave me panadeine forte which usually knocks me out, but all I got was 2 hours unbroken sleep.
I ended up consenting to having my waters broken at my last AN appointment.
Hope yours doesnt go on like mine! Good luck x
Pre-labour - hmmm.
I had weeks of what I thought was pre-labour, (I posted my own thread about it back then.)
Painful BH that would quite often wake me up at night (from about 34 -36 weeks I think?) I would have hours of BH which would then stop, had the runs, back pain, irritable etc. My last antenatal appt was at 41 weeks & I thought surely I would be on my way, asked the Dr to do a stretch & sweep.. nope, my cervix was very high & closed tight still.
Went home in tears thinking it would never happen...went into labour 3 days later.
As for my mood & emotions.. I was moody all through the PG. Those last few weeks not knowing what was going on really did my head in though. Not knowing if I was in labour or not. I was all calm & zen-like one minute & a raving nutter the next
I'm not sure either if that's what you wanted to hear! Just know that whatever happens, your body is doing a great job preparing itself.
GL
At 32 weeks i was doing a night shift at work and had low pelvic pressure and a constant pain in bump... it wouldnt go away with sitting or walking so after panadol and 3 hrs of this i decided mmmm $400 or a healthy baby? i decided baby so i called it quits and went home ... i got home at 5am and the pain finally eased and i finally fell asleep at 7am. I was officially on maternity leave no more nursing .....
We had the baby shower at 34 weeks ..... felt fine but feeling over it and had a few niggles
35 weeks to 38weeks with DH telling me oh you have heaps of time .... i can distinctly rememeber sitting having dinner and i got this huge BH that took my breath away at 35 wks.... 36 wks i had been woken up to pain and walking around lounge room and at times stopping and rolling my hips.... but they were so irregular that i wasnt too concerned. 37 weeks our friend came home from OS and i remember literally labouring on the couch and my ds 8 at the time rubbed my back ..... that day i told dh i think we better go to the hospital as they are hurting and getting more regular.... so off we went but nope cervix shut and things stopped but 38 weeks i was feeling yuck and sick of the contractions so i went to my gp had high BP 150/100 so i came home and told DH we are having a baby today.... went to the hospital and i was induced.
So yes you can have a lovely time with pre labour have fun.....
At the moment Im 39 weeks and have had stop start labour for 2 weeks with full contractions a show but nothing regular. I am about 2 cm dilated but have been for a while. I have had BH since 25 weeks.
With DS I got to 40 weeks had a big show and was about 2 cm dilated from 38 weeks. BH from about 34 weeks.
Pre labour is different for all, I say just go with how you feel. It's normal to turn inwards and not want to be around others much, it's your bodies way of helping you rest and prepare.
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