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STM's - what were your first signs of labour?

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Besides the obvious water breaking and contractions starting, were there any other symptoms or things that happened just before labour started?
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  • CaliforniaDream87CaliforniaDream87 member
    Nope. Just good old contractions and water breaking.

    Any other "signs"aren't a guarantee of labor actually starting.
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  • hclzmm14hclzmm14 member
    Bloody show did it for me. But that isn't a guarantee for some people I guess.
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  • jlsweetsjlsweets member
    Woke up with bloody show, had period like cramps all day by night time they turned into contractions

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  • breezymeema7breezymeema7 member
    No other sign for me except water breaking.
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  • babyyyy3babyyyy3 member
    I totally have a question on this subject as well...
    Does the baby move less the day you go in labor?
    Does it feel like alot heavier weight when labor is coming closer?
    Just wondering from stm's!
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  • jlsweetsjlsweets member
    babyyyy3 said:

    I totally have a question on this subject as well...
    Does the baby move less the day you go in labor?
    Does it feel like alot heavier weight when labor is coming closer?
    Just wondering from stm's!

    What do you mean by a lot heavier weight?
    I didn't notice any change in movement but then again really wasn't expecting to go into labor on my own so I don't know how much I was really looking into "signs".

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  • Lokiz95Lokiz95 member
    I have a question some what similar to this im going to be 37 weeks on thursday and ive been cramping really bad for like 3 days now the babys movemnets are less and ive been having alot of diarreah are these signs of labor
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  • DaddyMxDaddyMx member
    Call your doctor Lokiz95... it might be important
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  • bpwife&mamabpwife&mama member
    Just my water breaking
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  • hclzmm14hclzmm14 member
    babyyyy3 said:

    I totally have a question on this subject as well...
    Does the baby move less the day you go in labor?
    Does it feel like alot heavier weight when labor is coming closer?
    Just wondering from stm's!

    No.
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  • lifesabeach85lifesabeach85 member
    Lokiz95 said:

    I have a question some what similar to this im going to be 37 weeks on thursday and ive been cramping really bad for like 3 days now the babys movemnets are less and ive been having alot of diarreah are these signs of labor

    Call your doctor or go to L&D. No one here can tell you if you're in labor or if you need medical attention or if nothing at all is happening.


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  • Joie80Joie80 member
    babyyyy3 said:

    I totally have a question on this subject as well...
    Does the baby move less the day you go in labor?
    Does it feel like alot heavier weight when labor is coming closer?
    Just wondering from stm's!

    Mainly the start of period-like cramps. DD1 was super active the night I went into labor. I'm not sure it's related or not, but it was almost as if she was burrowing deeper. Hope that makes sense.

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  • JAG13JAG13 member
    Contractions lasted 2.5 days for me with my first. So long and exhausting. My water never broke until they broke it at the very end. They started with period like cramps - a dull achy feeling. Those started at night and made it really hard to sleep. Then contractions just progressed from there.
    Just a suggestion...stay home and work through it as long as you can. So much more comfortable at home and if you aren't dilating enough, they will send you home anyway. You will know when it is time to go. Something I remembered from a lamaze class I took...if you are able to smile for the camera walking out the door to the hospital, then you aren't ready to go. You will absolutely not be smiling.
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  • ann_jeremiahann_jeremiah member
    I've always lost a good part of my mucus plug the day I've gone into labor... So loss of MP followed by contractions.

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  • Thj417Thj417 member
    I was hot, miserable, couldn't stop pacing, felt like I was going to be sick but not pukey, felt like I had to have a bm and ended up with bloody show, then contractions started within the hour after that ordeal. I was 41w4d.
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  • Perfect SonnetPerfect Sonnet member
    jlsweets said:
    Woke up with bloody show, had period like cramps all day by night time they turned into contractions

    It was the same sequence of events for me.


     

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  • knowmeinadifferentlightknowmeinadifferentlight member
    Heavy period cramping and needing to use the bathroom several times with very loose stools.
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  • jldean12jldean12 member
    I'm 38 weeks as of yesterday with my second. (Labor with my first was unusual & not a good example) I woke up this morning with horrible stabbing pains inside my right hip area that was bringing on contractions & making me feel like I was going to hurl. It was so bad I couldn't stand, sit or lay- I was in tears from the pain. I've had light bloody discharge & period like cramps for a few days but I'm suspecting the blood is from my internal exam 2 days ago. I called my OB who wasn't there & isn't going to be in today. The nurse told me to lay on my left side & see if the pain goes away. She said she knew that the OB was trying to "stretch" me? What does that mean? I'm not sure if I'm making it worse because I just want him here already or if it really is labor coming on.
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  • Starynightsky24Starynightsky24 member
    edited July 2015
    What other signs are there? I had period like cramps. I thought it was just BH. Other than that all I had was contractions.

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  • jlsweetsjlsweets member
    jldean12 said:

    I'm 38 weeks as of yesterday with my second. (Labor with my first was unusual & not a good example) I woke up this morning with horrible stabbing pains inside my right hip area that was bringing on contractions & making me feel like I was going to hurl. It was so bad I couldn't stand, sit or lay- I was in tears from the pain. I've had light bloody discharge & period like cramps for a few days but I'm suspecting the blood is from my internal exam 2 days ago. I called my OB who wasn't there & isn't going to be in today. The nurse told me to lay on my left side & see if the pain goes away. She said she knew that the OB was trying to "stretch" me? What does that mean? I'm not sure if I'm making it worse because I just want him here already or if it really is labor coming on.

    Sounds like they swept your membranes. Surprised they didn't ask you first?!
    That's how I felt after I had done with my first. Unfortunately it didn't work for me and just made me feel super uncomfortable.
    You could be feeling just the uncomfortableness of it or could be labor staring for you so good you called your doctor. Good luck!

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  • babymcmacbabymcmac member
    What usually comes first? Contractions or water breaking? Or is it different for everyone?
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  • KMBC2552KMBC2552 member
    Contractions were the only sign for me both times. The doc broke my water in L&D both times.
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