Am I in labour?

[soph1999]

This is my first and I'm so confused...my belly doesn't go rock hard when having pains and the pains aren't excruciating either, I can breath it out. I get a pain that starts in my lower back/top of my bum that then travels round to the bottom of my belly and vagina area. Here are my timings on the contraction app...

[ItchyFoot]

So they're a few hours apart?

[soph1999]

No, on the left hand side is how long they last and on the right hand side is how many minutes it's been between the pains

[DesignedForLife]

So 3-8 minutes apart lasting roughly 1 min?

Sounds like the start of things, but I had that for two days before DD was born, not much pain though.

How painful are they? If you can mumsnet and speak it's not likely to be established labour in my experience!

[ItchyFoot]

Ah I see. I have baby brain. Yeah sounds like it could be the start but you might have a long way to go yet.

[mamapants]

Could well be.
When is your due date?
Could be braxton hicks could be labour.
How long has it been going on in total

[tootsroots]

How far along are you? I would call up delivery and check in with them .... They never mind a call as can help them
Plan and also give you a bit of advice / comfort.

[Heirhelp]

The general phrase midwives use is if you have to ask you are not in established labour. If you are less than 37 weeks ring the hospital if not get as much sleep as you can.

[scoobyloobyloo]

I nearly had both my babies at home as midwives said I didn't sound in enough pain. Get it checked out.

Good luck

[mamapants]

I progress pretty quickly In labour too scooby
Went from hmmm could this be it too screaming blue murder in about two hours, then another two hours had my baby.

[Number4OnTheWay]

I would say so, phone the midwife for more advice

[soph1999]

Thankyou everyone, I phoned midwife and going to stay at home and see how things go. Just didn't want to ring up and sound silly or waste her time as it's quite late at night

[DesignedForLife]

Don't worry about it being late at night, if things start to ramp up get checked. Midwife sent me home saying "I'd know" when I was in labour. I got to 10cm at home and wasn't far from delivering at home with DD. If you can't sleep through it/the contractions wake you up go get checked.

[soph1999]

Thankyou, I definitely will do! My friend got told she wasn't in labour and told to go him, got to the hospital car park and had to rush back in to the building as she nearly had her in the middle of the car park. I just don't want to have a similar situation lol

[AddictedtoGreys]

When is your due date soph? I had some pains like this a couple of weeks ago where there weren't too painful but were coming 5/6/7 mins apart for a couple of hours and then they fizzled out to nothing. I was 36 weeks then. If you are worried at any point though ring the midwife back, that's what she's there for. Good luck

[soph1999]

3rd September! However been getting severe back ache and apparent 'signs' of labour for a while so I'm hoping that these pains aren't false and are still here after if and when I finally get some sleep

[Tumtitum]

I was able to breathe through contractions literally up until the point that we got in the car to go to hospital (had been having contractions for 12 hours at home and only going into hospital then as my waters broke). Then I was climbing the walls and trying not to push until we got to hospital! So don't leave it too late and don't listen to the "if you can talk through it" or "3 contractions in 10 mins for 2 hours" bollocks, I would have had DD at home if I'd applied either of those rules!! However I was a week overdue when I went into labour... How far away is your hospital?

[kiki22]

I hope you are! I'm currently timing contractions for the 3rd Saturday in a row 😞 hoping this time it turns into labour.

[soph1999]

My hospital is about a 15/20min car journey if traffic is good but have to pay to go over the bridge as crossing from Cornwall over to Devon then hospital parking so don't want to go in if its false and oh gosh really, I hope you get your cuddles very son!!

[kiki22]

Its so hard to know when is the right time when you have never done it before this baby is my second however induced with my first so its my first time naturally (if this is even the beginning)

[soph1999]

Thankyou so much everyone. Isla Rose was born at 5:24am today weighing a healthy 6pound 9 1/4ounce

[AddictedtoGreys]

Congratulations!!!! Not jealous at all

[leoniethelioness]

Congratulations!

[Afreshstartplease]

Congrats op !

Hopefully this will be me in 6+ weeks

[SwishySplash]

Congratulations!

[Hopelass]

Ooh congrats op! Hopefully will be me too in 9ish weeks