Signs of labor- What happened to you the last day or two?

altonNdess · June 2012

I just wanted to get a few tips from you girls on any signs I should look for a few days or maybe even a week before labor begins. I know everyone is different, but I want to hear your stories! I'm very nervous about being at work and going into labor, so in case I experence any of the same signs you ladies give me, I want to be ready!!!!

salt78 · June 2012

I started losing my MP the day I went into labor. Other than that, I had no advance warning.

altonNdess · June 2012

I lost mine in pieces 2 weeks ago! But I wasn't dialated at all...

wolverine8 · June 2012

I started to have my BS and loose the MP on a Wed, more on Sat, and labor began at midnight on Monday. The day before I was very tired, slept a lot, then got a burst of energy just before contrax started and cleaned the house. I wasn't in bed 30 min before labor began.

salt78 · June 2012

altonNdess:
I lost mine in pieces 2 weeks ago! But I wasn't dialated at all...

Two weeks ago you were only 33w. That's super early. It's totally normal to not be dilated at all then. If you lose your MP that early, it can always regenerate itself.

I wasn't dilated at all at 36w and then stopped having them check because it really means nothing in terms of when you will go into labor anyway.

SGC29 · June 2012

I went into early labor (with DD) on a Saturday morning and had her Monday in the early morning.

That Saturday morning I woke up and lost my mucous plug. I starting having mild contractions on and off all day. By Sunday I had my bloody show and my contractions picked up and were timeable. By Monday in the early morning hours she arrived. I had zero progress or signs of labor prior to Saturday morning.

LMBESQ · June 2012

I had my secdond DD one week ago today. On Sunday morning I noticed I was having contractions but they were nothing I couldn't tolerate and they weren't timeable yet. I lost more of my MP that morning. Around 11:00 a.m. I went to the gym and walked on the treadmill for 2 miles (uphill at a somewhat moderate rate). I figured it would help the contractions get more regular if they were the real deal. It definitely had that effect. My water broke at 3pm that day, and contractions came on at 3 minutes apart immediately upon its breaking. I had DD 9 hours later.

KacieLeigh · June 2012

The thing about "signs" of labor is that they can usually only be looked at in hindsight. But I'll indulge you anyway...

With DD1 I was incredibly tired all day. I had been to my appt that morning and was 3cm 75% (had been that same thing for 3 weeks) and had been going through prodromal labor for 2 weeks. I basically slept all day long. I was really irritable. I had lost my MP weeks ago in pieces - no bloody show to speak of. I sat down to eat dinner and my water broke!

With DD2 I was exhausted. I had not slept in days because I had been having contractions for a solid week. I was 4cm 90% at my appt 2 days before. I lost my MP the night I went into labor. (Gross TMI: I lost it in the bathtub...yuck!) No bloody show. I had had diarrhea a few times that week. Past that, everything was like normal.

Good luck. Don't worry about it happening at work. Everyone knows someone who has had a baby so it's not like it's something unexpected!

myluckypig · June 2012

LucyD1029:
I had no signs of labor at all until I actually started having contractions.

I didn't either for my first. In fact I went to the DR in the morning and I was not dilated at all. I went into labor that night.

White0rchid · June 2012

I noticed the day before I went into labor that I suddenly had energy. I woke up early the morning labor started and made a huge breakfast for DH and me. My sister called and said she thought that DD was coming that day. While I was on the phone with her and busy cooking, I had two good contractions. They progressed from there, and DD was born very early the next morning (via c/s).

jandb2011 · June 2012

With DS, I lost my entire MP on Thursday afternoon. Woke up to a contraction at 4:30am on Friday morning and he was born 9 hrs later.

Besides that, no other indication I was about to go into labor.

apartyof4 · June 2012

LucyD1029:
I had no signs of labor at all until I actually started having contractions.

This. With DD at my 40 wk appt I was still not dialated, woke up in labor at 40w3d and had her 23 hours later at 40w4d.

LoveBug0516 · June 2012

I never lost my MP. I nested big time by cleaning outbthe pantry, food shopping, laundry, etc. Then I got tired and felt more sluggish than ever before. Twobhours later my water broke. Everyone is different though so I wouldn't look for signs. GL!

hjk · June 2012

Nothing. Really . With DD in retrospect the only "sign"was terrible insomnia. I hardly slept the night before. I never had a bloody show, mucous plug before the day I was in labor. Never had a BH contraction. Went to that OB at 38w3days and I was 1 cm. she said "see you next week". 2 hours later my water broke first (which is unusual) and 2 hours after that I was in active labor.

Christina79 · June 2012

The day before I went into labor I was so hungry and ate so much! I also had a cold and ended up taking a nap and going to bed early. I never napped and had insomnia most of my pregnancy so those were definitely different than normal.

Looking back, those are the only indicators.

SortaCrunchy · June 2012

I had none. I had a doc appt in the afternoon on Tues (40w3d), and he said there was no progress and I should prepare for an induction the next week. I woke up at 5AM on Wed (40w4d) with a contraction that literally brought me to my knees. DS was born shortly after 5PM. There were no obvious early signs and no easy early labor. Totally a 0 to 60 kinda deal.

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