im not worried or anything as im almost 39 weeks so i know if bub was to come now chances are he'll be fine. but over the last few days i've been getting heaps of 'tightenings' just randomly throughout the day. but today i noticed they are alot more frequent than they have been so i decided to time them, just out of curiosity, and they are almost dead on 5 minutes apart and last for about 30-50 seconds.

there isnt really any pain associated with most of them. dont get me wrong they are all uncomfortable but only a minority of them actually make me think 'ouch' lol. i guess this is why im calling them tightenings not necessarily contractions.

ive also had HEAPS of lower back pain, particularly today, and fairly thick discharge *SORRY TMI*

Being my first i have no idea what any of this means so just wondering if anyone can shed some light on this, if they themselves or know of anyone who had similar symptoms during their pg and/or before labour. im not really in a rush to get him out haha but was just wonderin what people thought??

Thanks in advance

xx