Pregnancy Musings – Signs of Labour

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People always ask – “no sign of labour?” Or “any sign of labour?” when they see me.

Sigh….I always wonder how to answer them – politely. Yes, of course there are signs of labour but honestly…so???

Here are some signs off the 1st website that google threw up when I typed in “signs of labour”. And I am sure you can find loads of books and websites that give you such lists/signs to look out for.

1. More frequent Braxton-Hicks contractions
2. Lingering back pain
3. Noticing the baby’s weight has shifted downward (or the baby dropping into your pelvis)
4. Nesting urges – energy spurts or a restless feeling at any hour of the day
5. Some increased cervical discharge
6. Frequent and/or loose bowel movements
7. Possible queasy or mild flu-like symptoms

But let me tell you from experience – it doesn’t mean anything! It just means that you are going into labour soon. And soon can be anything from today to a few weeks’ time.

IOW, so what if I do have signs of labour 🙂 I have been having these signs since week 36, intensifying in the last few weeks. The baby is still not ready to come out.

I suppose they are just making conversation again, huh? 🙂

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