Is labour starting?

[OneFishTwoFish]

I'm 38 weeks tomorrow, 1st baby. Have had completely normal pregnancy this far.

Last night I had no sleep at all as the baby was moving like I have never felt before. It wasn't exactly painful but was extremely uncomfortable and more or less constant. A week ago I was 4/5 engaged, however this morning my bump was noticably lower and I can feel the baby's head in my pelvis.

I have felt sick on and off all day and have had diarrhoea.

Could this be a signal that things are starting to happen?

TIA

[Tiredmumno1]

Sounds like it could be, are you having any other signs.

hope you are ok, good luck, and congrats in advance

[OneFishTwoFish]

I feel a bit restless and strange, but then I quite often feel like that anyway.

Oh God, I'm not at all sure about this whole giving birth malarkey. Is it too late to change my mind?

[OnEdge]

Sounds like it to me, especially the diarhoeah. Also when my waters broke, I was lying in bed and the baby suddenley moved really violently and made me wake up with eyes wide open then PING !

So the movements too might suggest it is happening. With my 2nd I felt all sorry for myself and suddenly wanted to go home and be by myself, I felt all like I had been hurt by everyone and wanted to lick my wounds but no one had done anything, it was like an instinct to get away.

Anything else happened?

Its exciting.

[OnEdge]

Also I shampooed all the interior of my car two days before in a frenzy

[OnEdge]

Have you got bag packed?

Just enjoy the free drugs

[OneFishTwoFish]

I'm actually hoping to have a home birth though I do have a bag packed just in case. I have been assured that they will bring some drugs to the house!

DH read a news article to me earlier about a donkey in Russia being forced to paraglide and I was distraught, really utterly inconsolable. I wonder if that means anything!

I think I'll go and have a bath to see if that calms me down a bit. I can't wait to meet him/her.

[sarahscot]

Any news OneFishTwoFish?

[OneFishTwoFish]

Nothing exciting to report yet.

I feel very grumpy today and got irrationally angry with the man who came to read the electricity meter. I am also annoyed with DH because I had a dream he went to Las Vegas and left me with someone from the NCT whilst spending all our money on prostitutes! (N.B. This has never actually happened.)

I'm going crazy, aren't I?

[Palace39]

Nope, i was irrantionaly angry with my husband last week when i had a dream that he had been having a text affair with Alexandra Burke. You are merely pregnant my dear. 'Crazy' comes as part of the deal as far as i can work out!