https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 09:12:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1650655 Thu, 22 May 2014 05:23:01 +0000 artsyfartsy 1650655@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had contractions from 34 weeks til the day I delivered (my nurse got all excited on the day of my induction when she hooked me up to the monitor. She said "You're already contracting!" I said yeah no shit. Lol)<br /> They went from mild one minute to painful the next. I swore I was in labor 100 times. They would even get consistent and on a pattern. Even went to the hospital twice. It was frustrating but nothing ever came of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1650644 Thu, 22 May 2014 04:42:45 +0000 illumina 1650644@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had period like twinges in my lower back, more so if I walked a fair distance. This went on for weeks, maybe even a couple of months before I went into labour though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1650583 Thu, 22 May 2014 00:43:08 +0000 Sapphiresun 1650583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I essentially had no early labour. At 9pm at 38w2d I wiped and had bloody show with not so much as a symptom prior to that, so I knew labour might be impending. At 9:30 I bent over to pick something off the floor and my water broke. I headed to the hospital to get checked out and had no contractions until 3am. Within an hour they were 3 minutes apart and strong, and LO was born 6 hours later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1650575 Thu, 22 May 2014 00:26:26 +0000 Honeygold89 1650575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-its-happening" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-its-happening</a> </p> <p>Here's how it happened for me. :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1650182 Wed, 21 May 2014 18:23:32 +0000 mrsrain 1650182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bumping... hoping for some more responses! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1649683 Wed, 21 May 2014 14:40:15 +0000 avivoca 1649683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My early labor started with period-type cramps in my lower uterus on Sunday evening and I had her Monday morning. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1649665 Wed, 21 May 2014 14:34:13 +0000 LovelyPlum 1649665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsrain: if that is your bloody show, that is really exciting! Labor isn't far off! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1649555 Wed, 21 May 2014 13:58:40 +0000 mrsrain 1649555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: @LovelyPlum: thanks for sharing your experiences! I have been having increased mucus/leukorrhea this week and just now there was a smear of blood... so at least I know SOMETHING is happening in there! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1649496 Wed, 21 May 2014 13:42:37 +0000 LovelyPlum 1649496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My BH turned into period like cramps on a Sunday, and I went into labor that Wednesday. We actually ended up in L+D on Sunday, because I thought it was the real deal. Of course, they stopped when I got there-figures!</p> <p>It sounds like you're doing all of the right things! I will say that I knew it was active labor when nothing I did-Tylenol, shower, bath, heating pad, wine, sleep-made them tolerable. It was MADDENING though, because I had regular contractions for 4 weeks before I had LO. Good luck, and hang in there! I hope baby is here soon :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1649446 Wed, 21 May 2014 13:31:45 +0000 septca 1649446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before about 38.5 weeks, I had nothing. BH every once in a while, but they were mild and inconsistent. At 38w4d, DH and I went to an event that require a lot of walking (about 4 miles) and standing for about 3 hours. The next afternoon - at 38w5d - my water broke out of the blue while I was squatting to change over the laundry. Very mild and inconsistent contractions started that night, and were pretty consistent by the next morning. That day, I did a lot of things (walking, dancing, bouncing on the ball) to keep my labor going and to try to increase the speed of my contractions. I did not get really uncomfortable until the next night, more than 24 hours after my water broke, right around the time I hit 5-1-1. DD was born at 39 weeks exactly, 45 hours after my water broke. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-early-labor-experience#post-1649418 Wed, 21 May 2014 13:20:18 +0000 mrsrain 1649418@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would love to hear what your experience was with early labor!</p> <p>Over the past couple of days my braxton hicks contractions have been ramping up, and I have begun to get period-like cramps around the bottom of my uterus. Yesterday they got very regular and strong while I was up and moving around. At one point we were walking and I had to stop because it felt so intense! :shocked:<br /> They stayed regular through drinking water, taking a hot bath, and then sleep. They petered off this morning around 5:30 and have been sporadic ever since. :meh: </p>