Labour starting with pressure?

This is my 3rd baby and I’m 40+4, tonight I can feel baby moving lots and loads of pressure down below. I’m not having any contractions, just wondered if anyone else’s labour started like this? I feel as if baby it trying to break my waters!

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Mine started like this! Two days of random bouts of intense pressure, but no pain. My waters ended up breaking and then I went into proper labour

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Was your labour quick out of interest? My last two have been about 11/12hrs, I’m worried about giving birth at home 🙈

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My waters broke on the Saturday at 715pm and by Sunday morning at 11am I was ready to push and was still at home 🙈 I had no 'normal' contractions just a ridiculous amount of pressure down below as if a bowling ball was going to pop out! Turns out they were contractions and I got to hospital by ambulance and was fully dilated! If in any doubt I'd call labour ward, best to be checked xx

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I don’t feel in pain at all and with my other two I was, just so much pressure. My concern is baby will break my waters and they’re going to come really quick 🙃 I haven’t had a bloody show, just mucus plug! Xx

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30 mins ago was getting mild crampy prickly pains in tummy like food poisoning. Tummy now feeling extremely tight and slightly painful right now just a feeling of tightness. Almost like a water balloon stretched to limit about to burst. It's not coming and going though like a contraction would. Also just had a pretty loose stool or two. Could this be it?

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I can honestly say I had no pain at all until I was ready to push and then it was still pressure just even stronger! I'm a first time mum so I was completely oblivious to it and just thought it was baby getting into position! May be worth ringing the ward or triage xx

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I’m 40+5 and omg I’ve had loads of pressure each night for two nights now and my
Bump feeling really hard but no contractions, I also had pressure on my ass! Maybe it’s happening for us….

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We would all be very lucky if not feeling pain or contractions I think!

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I had this for a few nights!! No other indications! Last night first contraction started after 3am and delivered at 6:43am same day, felt head on motorway on way to hospital and nearly delivered in the car park! This is my second and my first was fast aswell. I was 40+2!
Good luck ladies you got this, remember your breathing!! ✨🙏🏾❤️

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Not for me 🙈

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Nope turned out to be nothing!! Keep getting these moments. So frustrating!

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same… bump still really hard though

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mine is generally hard all time but doesn't feel the same tightness and water balloon at bursting feeling I felt last night. Here's hoping it's not long for us! Seen lots of posts about babies born at or after 41 weeks so you could be soon. I'm only 40+2

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god amazing! Hope mine is nice and quick too!

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I’m praying…!
I’m just not having any symptoms aside from baby feeling really low/being told he’s 2/5 engaged

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