how did you feel just before going into labour?

[Pato]

I was up and about, actually wanted to go to work, but uncomfortable and achy really. Just had the feeling that I was tired of being pregnant and wanted LO out. I had been having painful contractions for over a week...those bloody BHs... backache and slight spotting. I'd went to the labour ward that very night just b4 midnight, quite intent on telling them to induce me post haste, but rather was met with an annoyed nurse, who gave me a very painful internal that left me bleeding....like a period...., a very tired overworked doctor, who was annoyed by the fact that I was there and not even slightly dilated and was discharged at 3:00am with the scolding that I wouldn't possibly be having my baby by xmas.....I was however brought back to the labour ward a mere 4hrs later by ambulance mind you, already 7cm dilated, in excrutiating pain for which I could have no pain relief (too far along), and gave birth to my beautiful LO at 10:29am...( Oh dear I'm ranting again........sorry)

All the best to you love..... hope your experience is nothing like mine was..

 

[Seraphim]

Absolutely normal.
My waters went just after midnight (went I went for a wee before bed), contractions gradually got stronger etc, until about 4-5am when they were properly strong. LO was born just after 10am.

 

[dom]

I moved house the day before I had both my babies,(2 house moves, 2 babies lol) so I cant help you hun. Think its the move that got them out lol xx

 

[Stilletto_Sam]

Ellen was born at 40+2. Absoloutely no signs that she was about to arrive (3rd baby) I had three sweeps with the last one on Christmas Eve. The doctor who did the sweep wished me luck and hoped I would get my Christmas dinner ok...

But in retrospect, when I think about it, on Christmas Day I was in the foulest of moods, felt sort of 'off' and hated my family - didn't want to be around them at all and literally chucked their Christmas dinner at them. My Mum said that she thought the baby was going to come because of my mood. I think I nearly threw something at her I went to bed Christmas night feeling really hot and sweaty and slept badly. Woke at 4am to waters breaking. Scraped myself into clothes and the first contraction hit like a steam train exactly 30 minutes later. Ellen was born very peacefully and beautifully in the birthing pool 4 hours later on Boxing day after a mad dash to the hospital with me fighting the urge to push in the car.

I still get a thrill when I think about it!

(I have since appologised to my family for my behaviour that day Think I was forgiven anyways!)

 

[topazicatzbet]

hungry.... i was literally carrying my grans and mine sunday roast to the dining table when my waters went. i didnt have any feelings or signs.

 

[clara123]

Did you manage to eat any of your roast?!

 

[excited07]

i had backache for 2 days but was doing alot of walking so 2 days before i was due i drank lots of pineapple juice i went to bed and woke up at 1.30am coz my waters had broke then had my dd at 12.09pm

 

[hivechild]

I didn't feel any different to how I'd felt for the last couple months really.

I felt perfectly normal and we had gone down to watch a movie. 15 mins in I started contracting every 3-5 mins for almost a minute at a time. Within 2 hours I was at the hospital, contracting 1-2 mins apart and was 8cm dilated! Ronan was born 6 1/2 hrs after the first contraction at 2:45am on Valentines Day.

 

[JayDee]

I didn't get much warning in the end, but he was 10 days late so was on alert anyway!
Had been having BH at about 3 in the morning quite close together for a couple of days (thought the start of my labour was the same to be honest) then got a bit of a clear out and a show the day before. 3am had the rest of the show, contractions started and didn't stop....

Don't think I was doing anything out of the ordinary, I went to the supermarket the day before but that's about it. It was over xmas so we were taking it relatively easy at home.

 

[bluehorse]

No signs at all! 4.00 in the afternoon I satrted noticing more regular Braxton Hicks and started timing them- they were exactly every 8 minutes! By 6.00 they were noticeably painful and by 8.00 they were closer together and unbearable! That said she wasn't born til 5.00 the following evening!

 

[x-kirsty-x]

I tried to keep active throughout my labour but 2 days before I was due I had no energy at all and had some bh but they weren't painful. My waters broke later on that afternoon.

 

[andypandy2]

My lo was 4 and a bit weeks early so although i had constant BH and felt incredibly heavy down below i was in complete shock when my waters went. Initially i said to my husband 'Oh my god i think i've peed myself a bit!' Hehe. But when i went upstairs and my waters went like Niagra Falls there was no doubt!
My worry is that when we have another i will probably never want to leave the house past 35 weeks! If it had happened just hours in Tesco it would have been incredibly embarrasing! I'd have probably apologised and asked for a mop hehe xxx

 

[Rebaby]

Annoyed! That is how i would sum up how i felt in the days leading up to my waters breaking (they broke at 1am at 38 weeks and 1 day, LO born later that evening). I was very grumpy and irritable and emotional, convinced i would go overdue, lots of regular / irregular BH's and some serious last minute nesting behaviours (unpacking hospital bag, ironing everything- i never iron! and then repacking etc)

 

[Tsia]

i felt normal.. except i had no appetite.

 

[2ndHeartbeat]

I didn't feel any different. I didn't even know I was in labor until about three hours before I had my baby in my arms.