How do you know when you’re in labour?!

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Seriously. My last appointment my midwife told me my baby has dropped (I’m going to be 34 weeks tomorrow) and all night I’ve felt tightness in the side of my belly, nauseous and diarrhea like cramps but no diarrhea.  I’ve got myself freaked out and don’t have birthday class until Sunday lol.

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For me it started off as period cramps that just got worse and worse until I couldn’t handle it anymore

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I just had period like cramps that got longer and closer together, that morning I also lost my mucus plug so that was the clear sign it was most likely labor, I still went to work though even with the cramps and didn't go to the hospital until the next day because I let them get worse through the night to make sure it was labor and sure enough I was 5 cm dilated by the time I got there. I seriously kept saying to myself nah it can't be, it's still 38 weeks I'm just thinking too much when really I was in labor while working pretty much lol, sometimes you expect it to be a lot worse at first so you aren't sure it's actually happening but trust me you'll know, also if they're real contractions they won't go away even if you move around, walk or shower. That's how you know. Start timing those cramps you feel, they're contractions if they start off small and peak then slowly go away until you get another.

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Honestly I missed my early labor signs. In retrospect I had been having early contractions for like 12 hours. Then my water broke and it became pretty obvious what was happening, lol. I can’t speak for everyone’s experience but in my case it was fine that I didn’t realize I was in labor. I went to the hospital when my water broke and had the baby out about 6 hours later. When it becomes obvious you should go to the hospital is a fine time to go.

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You'll definitely know that something is really up.  We all are unsure with our first.  I just got smacked with contractions both times out of the blue.  Its painful ... you'll know.  !

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I had on and off back pain that progressed into feeling like my hips and pubic bone were being crushed and tightness all over my belly with each contraction.

How do you know when you’re in labour?!

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