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Flutterby 
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 8:25pm |
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Apart from the usual waters breaking, bloody show and contractions what are some of the signs that you got that indicated labour was on it's way?
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LeahandJoel
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 8:29pm |
Had an upset tummy and couldn't settle. Didn't know what I wanted and was really restless, but this was about 8 hours before my waters broke, didn't have anything else. Had nothing the second time until my waters broke.
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 8:45pm |
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Loads of number 2 bowel movements!
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AandCsmum
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 8:50pm |
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Same here Lisa, absolutely nothing the second time although I did start feeling a little weird in the hour before my waters broke but didn't think it had anything to do with labour.
First time around I had consistent BH's & they got more often & more regular over the week leading up. The day before labour started I didn't eat anything until about 11am when I realised that I hadn't eaten & forced food down. Also BH's started to develop a slight peak to them.
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 9:43pm |
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i felt off for a week before my waters broke (start of my labour). Kept having major breakdowns and panicking about the baby coming, I told my midwife i thought i was in labour (5weeks early) bubs arrived 4weeks early. THe feeling off and unsettled was a big thing for me.
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Posted: 13 February 2009 at 10:17pm |
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I started with light period pains the day before and was feeling quite tired. That went on and off for most of the day then came back the next morning. I was induced that day but the CTG def showed I was having regular contractions. MW had to break my waters.
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Shezamumof3
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Posted: 14 February 2009 at 8:31am |
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I had heaps of false labour in the 3 weeks before I had him. But when i actually went into labour my waters broke and then I got minor period like cramps right afterwards which gradually turned into contractions.
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Posted: 14 February 2009 at 9:19am |
Upset stomach, for about a week I think was about my only symptom.
I spent hours googling symptoms  but never really got anything
I had a tiny tiny tiny show the night before labour started and that was it.
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Posted: 14 February 2009 at 12:38pm |
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With Dominic there was no early labor signs, I went to the toilet, stood up and my waters broke. I can remember being mortified because I thought I'd wet myself before I realised that it was different, my contractions didn't start for another 30mins. Although I do remember feeling as if I didn't want to leave the house, had a nesting feeling I guess.
With Isobelle I had a runny tummy (as we say for Dom!) and a sore back, I had light contractions for 48 hours before the midwife thought I was getting too tired and broke my waters. From there active labor only took 1.5hrs.
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Natalie_G
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Posted: 14 February 2009 at 4:09pm |
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I just had period pain cramps.
So glad I didnt have lots of no.2 movements.
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MorgansMum
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Posted: 14 February 2009 at 5:29pm |
 peachy wrote:
Loads of number 2 bowel movements! |
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Posted: 14 February 2009 at 11:11pm |
I think (memory shocking ) that I was throwing up a few nights before , and I had an achy back the week leading up to it, there may have been more indications but as I said, my memory is shocking 
My waters didnt break til I was in established labour, then I went to the toilet and got my show, then I got stuck in the toilet ( i couldn't open the door quickly enough during each contraction ) and put ON a show for everyone else with my swearing at the effing door etc ....
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Posted: 15 February 2009 at 7:25am |
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I was just really really grumpy, nothing else but could not get rid of the grumps the night before, I remember just going to bed in a foul mood because everything was pissing me off
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Flutterby
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Posted: 15 February 2009 at 9:32am |
Thanks ladies for all your replies. from what I can gather is is common to feel 'off' for up to a week before hand. But when the time comes for me I will prob have no warning whatsoever
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