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No surprise but its been happening to me too. I felt no contractions before my water broke with #1. I've lost all hope for myself. I hope this is it for you!!!

@Rainbow Sprinkles: Ahhh less than 2 weeks!! It's ridiculous that I feel like that's such a long time- I'm sure you do too! I really hope you go naturally before thanksgiving!! My doctor wants to induce this Friday!

Wow, you both are SO CLOSE! I never ended up having contractions (induced), but I feel like I really missed out on the excitement of the mystery of it all. Then I remember how miserable I was, so come out babies!

@Rainbow Sprinkles: I hope you get that too so I can continue to live vicariously through HB! I'm a slice-n-dice from here on out, so I'll never get to experience the middle of the night "It's time!!!" But it totally gives me goosebumps that one of you could have that any day now!

@Rainbow Sprinkles: Oh yes. Didn't sleep well for days cause the contractions would be 6 minutes apart and then stop. So annoying!! I did go into labor naturally a day before my due date. I was convinced I was not in labor for quite a bit cause I was waiting for them to stop. The night before I went into labor I was doing squats and walking Target like a crazy lady, lol.

So exciting for both of you!!!

I had contractions from 28 weeks on, it was so hard knowing when to go in and when to stay home. There were so many times that they'd last for hours and then peter out. When I told my husband I thought it was time, he doubted me, and truthfully I doubted myself too. We were stunned when they admitted me, then 2 hours later my water broke (third times a charm, it was broken by the dr the first 2 times!)

@Rainbow Sprinkles: & Farmwifegina: After having contractions for weeks, they were non-existent the day before I actually went into labor.

Yes, I had painful contractions that kept tapering off for about a month before they induced me.

Same. Didn't feel BH or actual contractions until the day I went into labor with my first. This time around I felt the BH starting in the second trimester. I had actual contractions around week 36 and had them daily until I went into labor naturally at 39 weeks + 1 day. I had a pretty fast labor -- less than 4 hours from start to finish. I started having painful contractions less than 5 minutes apart from the get go. By the time I arrived at the hospital I was already 8cm!! I think the early signs of contractions means your body is getting ready in advance, and you might have a faster labor.

3 weeks. I had stupid nightly episodes of contractions fo three freaking weeks before I had my second. Every night I would walk on the treadmill, trying to turn those BHs into something more, and every single night the contractions would stop about an hour after I stopped walking. Finally, at 38 week, 6 days I just gave up and laid in bed the whole night, totally defeated and thinking I would be pregnant forever. I went into labor the next morning and had DS that night!

Try to rest as much as possilbe; you're almost there! Remember that it's physically impossible to be pregnant forever, and your baby will come out soon!

I had lots of these this time with my second LO. I had lots of BH last time with my first LO but these were a bit more painful. There was something different about them that I knew it wasn't real labor (though I was happy it was my second because I think I would have been convinced it was real labor). They did cause progress and labor went a lot quicker this time than last time, so I think the pre-labor contractions did something for me. Best wishes for you and baby!