Stop Start labours

[Babylicious]

Ok so I'm still 3cms and waiting for this one to arrive, pains keep coming and going and I've had my show.

Just wondered it anyone else experienced this and if so how long before you gave birth?

 

[smile]

I had a stop start for 48 hours after which I was 1cm dilated and had show. Then my waters broke - and baby smile was born 6 hours later!

 

[annaespana1]

my labour started 3 weeks before I gave birth. (Sorry)
I was 3cm at 36 weeks and then then 2 days before I gave birth I was up to 5cm. I began labour (proper contractions) 23 hours before then finally gave birth. Clary Sage finally got me going! Good luck

 

[Sage]

I had gunk coming out of me for about 12hours before i had the first contraction. Umm and i was only 3cm dilated for about 40hrs soz chick! I had to have an ep eventually coz the contractions were lasting a minute with about 20secs in between. god i screamed....anyway after the ep within an hour i was 9cm so everyones different you'll just have to go with the flow! all you've got to remind yourself is at least baby is on its way!

 

[Squiglet]

I had my show start on the 13th of Jan at 38 weeks...got checked by the mw on the 15th who said I wouldn't make it to the weekend as I was 2cm dilated, on the 19th I lost my plug completely, on the 22nd I was still only 2cm but my cervix was squishy and moving forward... my waters popped that night and lil miss was born in the wee hours of the morning.... but it was about two weeks of on off symptoms... but on the day I went into labour, I had no symptoms at all...my plug had completely gone so no discharge..no bh's, no nothing I just felt kinda fluey and extremely tired as I hadn't slept properly for a few days because of heart burn and spd...but I put it down to doing to much the previous day...ie cleaning bathrooms vigerously

 

[Babylicious]

Hope it's not going to be much longer, they said my waters are bulging, I'm 3cm and cervix is low and thin. Had a quiet day today

 

[Louise_a]

mine started las sat night, had show sunday and regular contractions then all tailed off. keep getting them through the week and lower tummy is so so sore!

due next fri so fingers crossed

 

[Fly]

I been reading a book called Spritual Midwifery and they recommend gettin down to some smooching with your OH to get the contractions on nice n strong. Is there anything you subconciously worrying about - maybe get a girlfriend round for a natter cos might be sommat really little thats peckin your head without you even realising...

My freind laboured a few weeks ago and she was stop start stop start for days.. so we went for a girlie chat... turned out that she was worried sick how she was gonna get to hospital..and was also scared of labour itself... so we talked it all out and went back in the living room and did some breathing exercises and i did some reiki on her and a few hours later she was 3 minutes apart and dilated really well for the rest of her labour

Hope it all gets going soon for you ladies lots of love and hugs xxxxxx