I’ve been dealing with false/prodromal labor since 4th of July weekend. I’m scheduled to be induced on the 16th but was hoping I could get things moving on my own before then. I had an appointment Monday and was 3 cm 70-80% effaced and baby -1. My midwife did a sweep and said she felt confident I’d be back… I was trying not to get my hopes up too much but that next morning I woke up to lots of back pains and quite a bit of bleeding/mucus. I felt crampy all day but nothing was consistent. I keep having diarrhea/loose bowels and will get super crampy but then it’ll stop. The bleeding slowed and then yesterday I felt nothing. My midwife recommended sex to get things moving. We DTD last night I woke up again this morning to a little more mucus/blood in the toilet and I had to change panties and put on a pad. I started having strong pains but then had diarrhea and now I’m just crampy again. Everyone keeps messaging me asking “baby coming today?” “How are you feeling?” “Did your water break?” It’s honestly driving me crazy… I never experienced the back pains/cramps like this with my last pregnancies and I definitely never bled after a membrane sweep before which I thought it was my bloody show but now who knows… just venting and ready for this little babe to make their arrival