37+4 weeks, any chance that labour is near? What were your symptoms in the hours/ days before ?

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I have never gone into labour naturally, even though this is my 3rd child. Did you have any signs in the days or weeks leading up to labour ? My 2 ultrasounds (12 weeks and 19 weeks) put me a week further along than my due date, so I could possibly be 38 weeks + 4 days and hoping to go into spontaneous labour soon, just wondering if there are any signs that i could be looking for ? I have been having heaps of braxton hicks for weeks, and baby is engaged, any other signs ? It is also almost 6am here and I have been up since 1.30am for no real reason. Did anyone get sudden insomnia at the end of pregnancy ?

Update:

How far along were you when you went into labour ?

Invisible Pink RN · Accepted Answer

The only signs are contractions - nothing other than these indicates labor is near

Krystal J · Answer

I'll be 38 tomorrow and I have had every single "sign" of labor there is out there besides my water breaking.  I'm dilated to a 5, sporatic contractions, lost my plug, had a bloody show, everything... Yet here I am at my house not having this baby.  I'm starting to think that these people are right when they say the baby will just come when he's ready :)  I haven't gone into labor naturally before either so I'm just as anxiuosly waiting as you are :)   Hopefully with some luck things will start happening for us soon!  Best of Luck to you and your family!!!

miliam · Answer

I had painful braxton hicks which have been no longer as unhealthy as contractions, however I went to the medical institution they usually mentioned I was once in pre-exertions, however my BP was once top so that they stored me there they usually proposal I'd pass into exertions that complete weekend & they would not permit me devour a darn factor. But I had such a lot stress just like the youngster was once breaking via my cervix, kinda needleprick affliction down there. I had a well bm a couple of hours earlier than exertions. The dr proposal the affliction from pre-exertions contractions have been in order that painful it was once making my blood stress spike relatively unhealthy so I obtained Vicodin proper earlier than mattress however then my water broke they usually cannot simply provide you some thing else, or you'll be able to OD. So... all I needed to manage affliction was once a flippin vicodin. But so long as you understand the respiring sporting events it is not so unhealthy.

XoItalianMommaXo · Answer

I was having Braxton hicks A LOT...then the hours before I went into true labor I was oddly uncomfortable, I couldn't finish my dinner the night before and I woke up at 5am because I felt weird and when I sat up my water broke..

~I was a week before my due date... I was due august 14 and had her august 7.

? · Answer

Not to bum you out but my ultrasound showed that I am two weeks ahead and here I am 3 days overdue:(. Don't listen to the ultrasound

Delia · Answer

My first signs or symptoms were my water breaking and contractions beginning.

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37+4 weeks, any chance that labour is near? What were your symptoms in the hours/ days before ?

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