Signs before labour is near

For those who already had their LO and had spontaneous labour what were some signs or symptoms before you went into labour. Did you know or was it like oh damn this is happening. Like could you feel things going on or was it more okay my waters or mucus plug things are near?? Currently 39 + 4 and having lots of braxton hicks, lots of pressure down there and almost like a feeling like my period is coming getting a little intense especially at night. Not like full on period cramp but like something is going on down there. Along with way more pain from pelvis girdle. So far No mucus plug or waters.

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Hey! So on the Monday, I had what I thought was the mucus plug - a small amount of pink tinged mucus. I then had cramps for the next couple of days - not horrendously painful, quite manageable. Then on the weds evening/Thurs morning at 1am I got up to go to the toilet and there was a trickle. That happened again a couple of times and I knew it wasn't wee and that it was my waters. I called triage and they told me to come in (I had strep B so needed to be on antibiotics if my waters went). I got examined when I got there and they told me I was 9cm already!! So I reckon I was in labour from Monday without knowing it. I also had really bad pelvic girdle pain and pressure throughout the last 7/8 weeks of my pregnancy. Good luck girl, you got this! X

Lost my mucus plug week before, loose stools, then contractions started, being sick couldn't eat etc

With my last I didn't loose waters or muscle plug. I went to sleep woke up with pain in my groin and kept having to get up out of bed until it went away ended up going downstairs so not to wake my partner this went on all night at 6am I went hospital and I was 3cm. So don't always relay on a mucas plus, bloody show or waters breaking because it doesn't always happen

@Caroline oh my goodness, getting to 9cm at home is amazing!!

Pregnant with my second still but my first I had a back ache the day before that was pretty much it. However my first contraction I commented how it felt differently, lost my mucus plug and waters at the hospital around 4cm.

I had no signs at all. My baby was 3w early. I’d had no BH, bump hadn’t dropped, baby wasn’t engaged , no mucus plug Then I had a day of mild lower backache and period pain. Later in the day the period pain got worse in waves. Later the waves got more regular and more painful. That evening he was here 🙂 my waters went right before pushing began

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