Signs before labour started.
Im really hoping this doesnt sound like a silly question!
So I know you cant predict when labour will start or anything like that but im curious if anyone had any particular signs that ive heard in the few days to a week leading up to when labour started that showed their body was getting ready to go into labour?
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With my first I went into spontaneous labour 10 days early- I got a surge of energy a few days before, I was walking so much, I didn’t have any twinges or cramps. The day before I got really bad back pain, but I’d be in high heels for 10 hours at my close friend’s baby shower, so put it down to that. Woke up the next morning and I was in labour.
I don’t really remember getting anything signs with my first! I’d say I might have had some more energy? But I lost my mucus plug in the evening before and then the next day around 3pm my waters went at home and I had my son the next day xx
Nope, nothing until my waters broke the morning of! X
With my first I had a sweep and then period pains for about 7 hours after. At that point they then swapped to mild contractions and then they intensified through the day. I had her about 37 hours after the initial sweep/period pains! Otherwise I had no symptoms, never noticed losing my mucus plug and waters didn’t go until they broke them for me when I was about 9cm.
Nothing until I had a bloody show, and 10 minutes my waters broke. Baby was born two days later - long labour.
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