What were your signs of labour????......

[paula181]

Hi all

You may think I'm being stupid by asking this question as I already have a child but my waters broke and then I had contractions, so I went into labour straight away there was no graduation of signs. So i am unsure what signs to look out for this time. I don't want to ring the midwife every time I have a twinge or a pain

So that's why it would be good for myself and people in my situation what signs to look for

Thank you

Xx

 

[cbass929]

Regular strong contractions that got so bad I couldn't walk or talk through them. I had been losing my mucus plug with bloody show for 3 days before I went into active labour.

 

[pebbie1]

Period pains (which turned out to be mild contractions) which got worse and worse

 

[meandmrb2011]

I've never gone into natural labour , and I've been having pre labour symptoms for weeks with this baby ... I think there are so many things that can be the start but then frustratingly things can die down. I've had nesting sessions , leaky boobs , sorry , clear outs , regular tightenings with bad menstrual cramping and then it dwindles to nothing!! So now I am just chilling out and waiting and not getting excited about any little sign lol. . . .

 

[Beccaboop]

On the tuesday i started having period like pains and by the evening they were more painful and more frequent so at some point early wednesday morning i went to l&d but was told i wasnt dilating at al!
This went on for 2 more days with the contractions between 2 and 5 mins apart i was checked twice more but wasnt progressing then on thursday night i went back to l&d and demanded they give me something!
So they gave me petherdine (sp?) but after that the pain got worse but i know now that i had gone into active labour and after being left alone all night i was checked at 10.30am on friday and was 7cm dilated!! I had my baby at 4.54pm that day!

Sorry that turned into a long birth story then!

 

[Seity]

I don't get signs. Both times, I simply woke up with mild contractions and eventually they got stronger and I had the baby that afternoon. No clear outs, no nesting, no mucus plug, nothing.

 

[aimeefolds]

Did anyone have their water break soon after contractions? I am having lots of contractions.. but no water breaking yet.

 

[Guppy051708]

Good question! Stalking bc for both of my labors my water broke first.
I mean, i guess with the pains coming more and lasting longer is the best sign. Chances are if you are in real active labor you'll know fer sure thats it.

 

[Seity]

The midwives had to break my waters for me. This recent time they broke them just before having me push the baby out.

 

[Beccaboop]

Did anyone have their water break soon after contractions? I am having lots of contractions.. but no water breaking yet.

Mine had to be broken duing labour i got to fully dilated without my waters braking!

 

[YikesBaby]

I had a sore back, that was it... and then four strong contractions, my water broke, and I VERY quickly progressed to 7 cm.

 

[pebbie1]

Did anyone have their water break soon after contractions? I am having lots of contractions.. but no water breaking yet.

My waters broke when I was 8cm dilated so long after contractions started

 

[Guppy051708]

Did anyone have their water break soon after contractions? I am having lots of contractions.. but no water breaking yet.

I think the average is breaking during transition, like 7cm-10cm but obviously every labor is different

 

[mardy]

With my first it was just pain - I'd had period pains for about 3 days and then they turned into contractions, my waters broke, etc...

Second one - no pain, just a trickle of waters for AGES. I tried to get labour going but ended up being induced.

I tend to nest all the way through pregnancy, never had a show, have increased CM/change in bowel movements from 30+ weeks, get emotional, etc. So no clear signs - I'm just waiting for pain!

 

[Bec27]

I lost my mucous plug a bit at a time (quite large bits though) for four days before having my bloody show and going into labour a few hours later. My contractions were irregular for the first 6 or so hours but I used an app on my I-pod to keep a track of them which really helped.

 

[Bec27]

Oh yes and I had the 'clearing out' of the bowels for maybe a week before too

 

[meandmrb2011]

With my first it was just pain - I'd had period pains for about 3 days and then they turned into contractions, my waters broke, etc...

Second one - no pain, just a trickle of waters for AGES. I tried to get labour going but ended up being induced.

I tend to nest all the way through pregnancy, never had a show, have increased CM/change in bowel movements from 30+ weeks, get emotional, etc. So no clear signs - I'm just waiting for pain!

I'm with you there , there is no mistaking labour when it actually starts lol . . . That's my mentality now as I have had so mAny "early labour" symptoms.