https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:16:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860736 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 18:27:19 +0000 pachamama 2860736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pooped my brains out!! A natural enema! But it only started when my water broke. I had pprom with no contractions so I'm not the best person to ask I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860728 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:39:59 +0000 QBbride 2860728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I couldn’t sleep the night before and I had horrible back pain and my thighs were just killing me when I woke up. That was the first sign, I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860623 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 12:04:54 +0000 magnolia 2860623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I know women who take castor oil which basically just gives you the runs to induce labor so there must be something to it.... your body cleaning itself out before the big event 🤣good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860545 Thu, 06 Dec 2018 09:52:55 +0000 LindsayInNY 2860545@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@magnolia: I’m really hoping my recent diarrhea is a good sign!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860052 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 13:39:44 +0000 Mrs. Goose 2860052@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With my second I lost a bit of my mucus plug in the morning, small, and thought nothing of it and then I lost the whole thing in the later afternoon, went for a really long walk with my other kid and then my water broke about 4 hours later and contractions started an hour after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860034 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 12:58:48 +0000 magnolia 2860034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I lost my mucus plug about a week before. The day before (TMI) I had diahrea all day. Woke up the next day at 8am and noticed contractions, started timing them about 2 hours later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860015 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:49:06 +0000 skinnycow 2860015@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only symptom I had prior to contractions was losing my mucus plug. It came out in the middle of the night and I went into labor the next afternoon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860012 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:44:31 +0000 Alba4 2860012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pre labor<br /> -contractions on and off<br /> - feeling off<br /> - wanting to stay home<br /> - losing my plug</p> <p>Active labor<br /> -puking... so much puking<br /> -very regular and intense contractions </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860007 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:35:50 +0000 BUNBUN 2860007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I lost my mucus plug days before, but I can't even remember when. I'm sorry to say that I had no idea I was in labor until I was unable to open my eyes from lower back pain :shocked: I'll include what I experienced only because I kept waiting for all the symptoms, and they never happened! Looking back, I was still working on a project while I was in labor, but I was in denial!</p> <p>I experienced my "typical" pregnancy back pain all day. I didn't think anything was up until around 5pm when the pain went away and came back a little while later. I was never able to reliably time contractions because I never felt anything that was like cramping, it was just lower back pain that would fade in and out and the urge to poop that never materialized (sorry if TMI). When the pain made me throw up, I finally admitted I was probably in labor. Apparently my water broke at some point, or I had been leaking for a while, I have no idea. (for reference, I was 2cm when I arrived at the hospital, walking but nauseated and unwilling (unable?) to open my eyes from the pain. I don't know if I was in "transition" or just had back labor, or what. Once I finally got the epidural about an hour or so later, I went from 2-10cm in 45 minutes and DS was born about 2 hours or so after that, at 2am) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2860004 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 11:26:54 +0000 Clementine12 2860004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I had a contraction at work (thought - ouch, thats not fun, what will labor be like if this proximal stuff is so painful? Oy.) Then kept getting contractions regularly (still thinking it would go away). Surprise - active labor. Bloody show maybe 10 hours into it. The only "pre" labor symptom I had was getting birthday cards prepared for my coworkers (nesting I think -didn't get my house clean but got those cards out. :wink: )</p> <p>I did have a massage that day that included a foot rub - that's my tip for moms trying to trigger labor. If it doesn't happen, then you still get a nice massage! Good luck :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2859971 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:33:30 +0000 MamaBear87 2859971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had nothing until I woke up with consistent contractions at midnight. And then was in denial it was happening for several hours </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2859969 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 10:28:56 +0000 bhbee 2859969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep consistently spaced contractions and bloody show for me. With my third I saw a lot of mucus plug but it never meant anything. With my second I had false labor where I had consistent contractions for a couple hours, even had that weird hormonal thing where you get the shakes and sweats, but then it wore off. However real labor started 24 hours later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2859962 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:59:58 +0000 Lindsay05 2859962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Timeable contractions. Tightening of the uterus. Back pain. Bloody show. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/labor-symptoms#post-2859957 Tue, 04 Dec 2018 09:55:45 +0000 LindsayInNY 2859957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Talk to me about your labor symptoms. I want to symptom spot all of the things. :) </p>