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

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
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

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?

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

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….

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

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!! ✨🙏🏾❤️
Not for me 🙈

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

same… bump still really hard though

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

god amazing! Hope mine is nice and quick too!

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