Early labor sign?

[Fortune Cooki]

How early in the third trimester can you feel nausea (like in first trimester) and have loose stool or diarrhea? I'm wondering how much of a sign this could be for early labor. Has anyone experienced this early on and still made it to their due date or even past it?

 

[rotts05]

I've had nausea for the last 3 weeks or so and soft, frequent bm's (very unusual for me) for the last 2 weeks. Im almost 39 weeks.
Nausea in particular is common again in 3rd tri x

 

[MomPepperdine]

I'm feeling this way the past few days n just hit 30 weeks today

 

[pinkwaters]

I've been nautious and tired for a week now and I'm almost 33 weeks, but terribly constipated
My baby is measuring 2 weeks ahead and I'm freaking out that it might mean something as much as I'd love to give birth around 37-38 weeks instead of wait the whole way to 41

Have an apt tomorrow to get everything checked though

 

[littlemisscie]

I've had it for about 2-3 weeks now. Good luck!

 

[ClaudiasMummy]

I've snuck over to give some advice. I was throwing up for weeks before she was due and had loose stools. It was not an early sign of labour. The only real signs are contractions and/or waters.

 

[Fortune Cooki]

Good to know! How uncomfortable for you though.

 

[Mother of 4]

It really varies from person to person. Saturday I started having steady and painful contractions. Then yesterday I just kept feeling like I was going to pass out for no reason...just flashed here and there all day. Last night a couple hrs after dinner I felt horribly sick like vomiting and then the diarrhea kicked in. I've had it since last night and it's pure liquid My tummy is achy this morning a little still and I lost a little of my plug last night as well. I'm 33 weeks 5 days. I'm sure it could go on for weeks though and it's probably just our bodies preparing and cleaning out for what is to come later on.

 

[MrsHippo]

I was feeling a little under the weather on and off for about 2 weeks before going in to labour. Felt much more tired than usual too, but I hear a lot of women get a big burst of energy before going in to labour. So as others have said, it does vary from person to person.

When I was pg I was always wondering if the belly ache was an early sign or the nausea....but you will know when your in labour. My waters went without contractions for a few hours. I can only describe contractions to be like the cramp you get in your leg.... you feel it come on, hurts for a bit then dies off again. They gradually become more painful but you will know when it happens. I didn't find them overly painful either, I was almost fully dialated before I had my c-section (was an emergency) so I went through about 16 hours of labour, only had 4 paracetamol throughout the whole day.

 

[Kellya009]

Oh my gosh today I've had nausea and diarrhea... I hope this doesn't last for weeks before labour begins! It's horrible!

I thought it was just a tummy bug... We'll see if I clears up. Didn't even know this was a 3rd tri symptom!!

 

[Fortune Cooki]

I guess it all makes sense with the hormonal changes (yet again) in preparation for labor. I really don't want to throw up during L&D though.

 

[rotts05]

I did with my first but they were trying to get me drinking water and the gas and air can make you feel sick. Second time I just put up with the dry mouth from the gas and air without having a drink and didn't vomit x

 

[MrsHippo]

I wasn't sick or feel sick at all while I was in labour. Apart from being in pain every 10 minutes, I felt great lol. It really isn't as bad as you think it's going to be x

 

[xdxxtx]

I went to 38w3d with my first. I had "morning sickness" in third tri with both pregnancies, starting at the very beginning of the trimester. Ugh. I had diarrhea mixed with constipation for over a week before I went into labor.

 

[lmp1505768]

I've had nausea since about 30 weeks (nearly 33 now). With my last, I don't remember having any right before labor. I just remember giving up thinking my sweep was gonna work, and then BAM! I was in labor lol I did sleep particularly well the night before too. But who knows