how did ur labour start???

Both of mine were inductions. With Andrew my waters broke by themselves and then contractions started. Josh they had to be broken by my MW and then the contractions started.

I had a "false start" with contractions + BH on friday. Ended up in hospital to be monitored because Daniel wasn't moving at all during the day. Nothing on Saturday, tummy tightenings but that was it. Got woken at 1am sunday morn with contractions that I couldnt sleep through, got up had a bath etc, nothing helped.. went into hospital at 6am and was 5cm dilated

Mine started with a lower back ache , then gradually grew into contractions at the front , (and then later my legs as well) and was very steady really, i had a very "textbook" labour i suppose

Looking back i probably had a bit of backache the last week, but i didnt pay too much attention to it cos i knew she would be born on the 8th , and she was

Had my show at about 6pm then my waters broke at 3 am the next morning and by 6 am was having contractions every 2 mins and lasting about 90 secs but only ever dialated 2cm so has emer cs at 2pm the same day.

Mine was unexpected as was 2 weeks early, no show, just one morning woke up and waters had broken at 8am, but no contractions or anything. Ended up having irregular contractions from 8pm all night/next morning and then went to hospital 8am for the antibiotics. They were going to induce, but it got regular enough to give birth so stayed and popped her out around lunchtime.

I had a show at 10am on Thursday, contractions started 5am Friday, then spent the whole weekend in the latent phase until having a S&S and my waters broken at my appointment at the hospital (was 3cm and BP was high) on Monday morning. Olivia was born that night.

I woke at 3am to go to the toilet and my waters broke while on the toilet - nice and convenient. Contractions started at 4am. Regular contractions from a bout midday I think, Jack was born at 6.56pm that night. I had no warning, he was 8 days early. He was supposed to be a week late like everyone else in my family!

4pm I received a phone call from my mw saying that I was going to be induced in the morning (this came as a huge surprise). Two hours after getting the phone call I started getting contractions. They were strong and regular from the first contraction. I had my little man at 8.55am the next morning.

I didn't have a show or anything. I just felt 'weird' a few days before I went into labour.

Had the pre-labour thing from 27th Dec till I went into labour on the 6th Jan, I had to have constant monitoring as the contractions were regular but weren't helping me dilate.

Woke up 6.20am, went to toilet, had a show, went back to bed, got up literally 30 secs later grabbed a towel and realised my waters were breaking (luckily just leaking so no biggy) then 45 minutes later the contractions started with a bang. I started with them 3 mins apart and 45-60 secs long, then just before we demanded to go to the hospital 40 mins later I wasn't actually getting a break. Unfortunately the contractions weren't dilating me as Jack was posterior and pointing towards my leg so had to have an epi to stop the pain ASAP. Definitely not a textbook labour.
Mind you, nothing about the whole pregnancy was textbook.

Edited by emz