Did you have any signs leading up to labor or did everything happen at once?

i never drop

I never dropped or had Braxton Hicks. Literally zero signs until I started having contractions

I didn’t drop I just went for a longer walk and all of a sudden I had major contractions and it was go time.

No signs at all. Was just woke at 5.30am having contractions went to the hospital at 11am when i couldnt stand them anymore and I was 4cm dilated and taken in for delivery.

No sign was surprised when I was woken up with contractions 4mins apart already at just turning 38wks x

I never had any signs at all. My water just broke 1 night at 40+3

I started to get lower back pains and cramps. I started to just feel really uncomfortable and then My waters broke at home in bed that night, but I think it's pretty rare for you waters to brake naturally..

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Praying this is how mine happens tonight! She hasn’t moved much and back is just so achey.

I didn’t drop at all or have any braxton hicks or anything. Just started with a little bit of stitch one morning/ afternoon and then contractions started at 7pm and I had her at 1.18 in the afternoon the next day xx 💗

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I was 39 weeks and 3 days x

I was scheduled to get an induction the morning of 40w 2d. I actually started going into labor very early (middle of night). Before that I had literally no signs of going into labor.

My little one was 9 days late, I had no clues and didn’t drop! Felt contractions at 3am and she came at 9.22am! Every baby is different though 🙂 good luck x

I didn’t drop and I wasn’t dilated the week before and he seemed really comfy in there lol BUT my water broke exactly 39 weeks!

I'm 39+4 and I have had no dropping or signs or anything either, I'm miserable can't wait don't want to go over. My 6 week maternity unpaid leave clock starts running on my due date so I am so screwed if she decides to come late. Hopefully we get lucky chicka!

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It should start on the birth day of your baby. Then 6 weeks or 8 weeks from there depending on vaginally or c section.

Yeah that’s how i’m feeling about being off work, it’s like i’m losing time with her. Hopefully we just go into labor soon and won’t have to worry!!

I had diarrhoea then went into labour the next night, waters broke at 2.30am and gave birth by 1.55am the next day on my due date. I had no other signs to start with

No signs at all - I finished work at 1pm to start my maternity leave and my water broke at 5pm the same day! 😂

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So convenient!

I had my ‘show’ about 4 days before my first contraction (3 days before my due date) no braxton hicks x

I had Braxton Hicks and one night it felt like more intense cramping and I started timing it and a few hours after bled and headed to the hospital

I didn’t drop at all, I just slowly started loosing my mucus plug for a day or two and then had what felt like “period pains” which then turned into my contractions!

I was due to get induced at 8am on the 3rd Dec, woke up at 6am that day having mild contractions and he was born at home at 7.33am!! I was 42 weeks!xx

40w4d with baby one—never had any contractions that I could feel, had been 4cm for at least a week, got up and felt “heavier” that day, went for an NST and started having some cramping, dr checked me & sent me home. 9ish hrs from that first cramp baby girl was born.

Oh no I like i may have what is happening to you. I've had some Braxton Hicks, but they're small. Do you have any pelvic pressure and are soar on your hips?!

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yess

You probably are having braxton hicks and just don’t realise as they don’t hurt for some. I was on a monitor this week and the midwife pointed out I was having a braxton hick, no pain at all but my bump had gone hard for approx 90 seconds. We are lucky! Since they pointed it out I’ve noticed the bump goes hard pretty regularly, if I had pain with it it would be awful!! I’ve also not ‘dropped’ but baby head is now really low and engaged, again I was excited for the ‘lightening’ and more room for lungs, but baby is now both low and high so I don’t get that typical ‘dropped’ feeling! I’ve been told many times by midwives that what we see on tv or films rarely happens, there’s often no obvious build up or dramatic waters breaking but some subtle signs in our bodies if we know what to look for. It’s fascinating, but also this last bit is so hard! Good luck mama!

39 weeks & I felt nothing at all. At my last appointment the doctor explained how the first pregnancy can often go to 41 weeks and to adjust my expectations. She explained what would be done if & when I needed to be induced. Lol I was not happy but I was prepared for another 2 weeks ugh.... Two days later and I started "peeing" on myself. Wait. No. My water has broke! No contractions or anything just tons of leaking on my self lol... a few hours later, they did have to induce contractions after all because I had a premature rupture. So, I felt no pain whatsoever until I was already in the hospital & all hooked up. Lots of pain at that point but everything went fine. I did get drugs eventually as induction pains were baaad - way to frequent & strong AF.

All ‘signs’ I had were only around a day before. It was all sudden and things happened overnight. Everyone is different though

The day before my water broke, I had mild cramping all day, nothing to harsh or extreme. Then woke up at 6:30am because my water broke!

I had no pre labour signs. I was 37 weeks pregnant. I was on a day off from work and went to get my haircut. Stood up after they finished drying it and my waters went (movie style) started having contractions about 3 hours later - had baby about 6 hours after that. Hoping it goes the same for baby number 2 - minus the waters breaking in the hairdressers as that was embarrassing 🤦🏻‍♀️

I lost my mucus plug maybe a day or two before , woke up with contractions at 5am - contractions became closer and stronger , checked into hospital around 5pm water broke naturally then delivered at 7pm