QUESTION:Waiting and waiting, looks like we're going into November.

Currently 40+4 (due the 27th) with my first and was a little excited when I finally got my "bloody show" around 8 this morning and been having cramping since because I did kind of want a Halloween Baby. Had an appointment scheduled this morning so my son's father could ask my doctor anything he needed to know as opposed to going off old wives tales he has heard, but last night he couldn't think of anything to ask that I wasn't pulling out answers for so we decided I would just cancel the appointment (I made it) but due to the show I decided to keep it to be checked. I FINALLY progressed from being 1.5 cm and roughly 50% for the past few weeks to a tight 3 cm and about 70% (I did have a scheduled check on Friday, was still 1.5 and 50%)

I do have a question; my symptoms (besides loss of my plug) seem to be lower back pain and menstrual like cramps that go up and down in severity. While my doctor said this is normal, I'm running on about 4 hours of sleep and while this wasn't the case this late morning, now when I lay down the pain intensities big time about the time I would drift off, but once I sit or stand they simmer down again. Has anyone else had this happen (I'm going to guess it's pressure and/or contractions), and if so, how did you cope?