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Labour signs

nadiaaaaaa123

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Just a general question..

How did you ladies feel days or hours before going to labour? was your labour all of a sudden or did you get any signs?


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I had some mild back ache and period pains. Didn't have any Braxton hicks or anything then at 12 days overdue my waters went whilst walking about in town. Started getting regular pains (more back pain and period type pains) but not what I'd describe as tightenings, but when I started timing them realised they were regular and were actually contractions, contacted the homebirth team that night once the contractions were more established and baby born the following afternoon.
The contractions really didn't feel like I was expecting, they were all low down and in my back
 
I had back ache but ignored it as you always have back ache near end of pregnancy so in the end with both pregnancies I was totally caught by surprise when my waters broke, then labour kicked in about an hour after that.
 
I was having Braxton Hicks for a few days leading up to having LO but I thought it was trapped wind at the time lol
My blood pressure went up slightly and I had protein in my urine which with further testing came back al clear, MW then later said that it was all normal and signs of my body gearing up for labour.

My first "pains" started at 2.15am, precise I know but I woke up and though this isn't right and remembered noting the time. From then on the kept coming and going and I couldn't sleep. LO then came the following morning at 3.15am :)
 

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