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I had a pretty strong feeling I would be going into labor soon. I remember the day before I went into labor I told my husband that I had a feeling she'd be here in the next 48 hours. I was right! I lost my mucus plug 2 days before I went into labor (and it was bloody), had some bloody show the day before, and the night before I had really really bad diarrhea (in our childbirth class the nurse said that the body will often cleanse itself before labor). I went into labor the next day (at 38w).

I had absolutely no idea - it just happened so quickly, and I didn't feel any different! Well, my *labor* started with my water breaking, not with contractions, so that might make a difference. It took another 16 hours for my contractions to start

Looking back, I had a few signs spread over a few weeks. My belly started dropping at 37 weeks (I carried super high throughout my pregnancy), the week before she came I was in super nesting mode, and the day I went into labor I had this major urge to wash all my underwear and take a nap. Contractions started two hours after my nap.

My chiropractor said that a woman's nose swells/gets wider when labor is imminent. That was true for me, my nose was definitely wider the day I went into labor.

I had cramping all day Friday at work. I left for the long weekend telling my boss that I was pretty sure I was having the baby on Monday. And I was right!

The day before I had increased vaginal discharge and I went #2 about 14 times. Also, so much pressure I had to waddle! I went into labor at 4 am the next day.

I didn't realize I was in labor until we got into the cab to go to the hospital. Until then I was positive it was just BX and a false alarm. I had no other impending signs of labor.

That morning though, my body did 'empty' itself and my stomach felt a little uneasy. Thankfully I was working from home because I had to run to the bathroom every 20 minutes. I also felt light cramping like I was about to get my period. The contractions didn't start until just a few hours before DS was born, but man were they painful lol. There was no mistaking them!

I had symptoms that lasted over a few weeks. I started getting watery discharge, which I thought was my water breaking. I lost chunks of my mucus plug slowly. Then I finally got my bloody show. Then labour started.