early labour symptoms
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Topic: early labour symptoms
Posted By: Flutterby
Subject: early labour symptoms
Date 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? ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 13 February 2009 at 8:29pm
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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 By: peachy
Date Posted: 13 February 2009 at 8:45pm
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Loads of number 2 bowel movements! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date 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. ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: angel4
Date Posted: 13 February 2009 at 9:43pm
| 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. |
Posted By: Danaj
Date 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. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date 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. ------------- |
Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 14 February 2009 at 9:19am
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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 By: busyissy
Date 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. |
Posted By: Natalie_G
Date Posted: 14 February 2009 at 4:09pm
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I just had period pain cramps.
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Posted By: MorgansMum
Date Posted: 14 February 2009 at 5:29pm
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peachy wrote:Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date 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 By: thunderwolves
Date 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 ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: Flutterby
Date Posted: 15 February 2009 at 9:32am
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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 ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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