Show *update!*

[purplebluered]

Dunno if this is in right place feel free to move if not!

My friend is nearly 37 weeks and just had a show and start of back pain. I never had any of that cos I was induced.

My question is - how many of you had a show which led to labour imminently? Or did you have to wait quite a while?

Please add your comments as usual

Thanks

** my friend had her baby on tues 4am a little girl weighing 6lb14. She ended up getting her homebirth - Im so not jealous! She is VERY cute!! **

 

[claire2711]

i had a show on the morning, and labour started around 5pm ish.

good luck to your friend, hope this is it

 

[Becky]

I had a show on the Wed morning about 7am and started having contractions at 9:20am the next day.

Hopefully this is it for your friend and she doesn't have long to wait!

 

[Red_Fairy]

with hannah it was a couple of hours later.

with emily i had 'bits' for a few days before. But then my waters broke, and i gave birth soon after.

 

[BabyMagic]

I had no knowledge of show as my labour was started by waters breaking...

 

[lea m]

With Lola I had a show, then my waters broke within minutes! Pains started 7 hours later!

 

[Alicebabe]

I had been in labour for 24 hours when I had my show. I was in the birthing pool at the time and it was floating in the water! :rotf

 

[Lou]

My show came not long after my first contractions

 

[aramintalovegrove]

I had a big show at 37 wks and quite a few little bits here and there afterward but still had to be induced at 40+2

 

[purplebluered]

Cool nice to hear your replies, and that mostly it was the start of labour relatively soon. I tell ya, all this birthing stuff is making me mega broody!!!

The latest from my friend is that she's been sick. That's all thats new.

 

[charlotte_]

i had several shows over about a week, then my waters broke. but i still ended up being induced.

 

[flowergirl]

My show came whilst I was in established labour so can't give you any cluse to pass on to your friend.

 

[BeckyJ]

same as flowergirl

 

[widowwadman]

Had my show between 4 and 5 AM, waters broke at 1 PM, was induced (due to meconium staining) at 3 PM, Caesarean at 11:34 PM.

 

[gems]

Same as Becky J and flowergirl xxx

 

[Bee]

I had my show while in labour, about half an hour later Finlay was born

Oh and I was sick the whole way through my labour

 

[lisa282]

My show was the very first sign of labour for me with both my babies, and after having it, I gave birth within hours rather than days