Anyone awake to speculate wildly with me about whether I'm in labour?

[cockingup]

This is baby #2 - my first (now 4) came early and labour / delivery was unusual so don't really feel I have a 'normal' frame of reference.

I'm 38 weeks. Had sex at 10pm-ish for the first time in a long time. Now I'm getting tummy pains and tightenings every so often - though very mild - and wind, nausea, lots of pooing...

Basically I know the answer is "this might be labour, wait and see" but as per thread title I'd like some speculation buddies who are willing to confidently express their unqualified opinions, please. DH is snoring happily beside me but I can't sleep.

This thread is brilliant 😂

Boris Horatio Gonzales Up
Born 15.50, not yet weighed.
Practically perfect in every way.

Ooh! Congratulations OP! Thrilled all is well 🤱🏻

Awwwww congratulations! What a lovely picture x

Congratulations OP! What an absolutely gorgeous picture of you both

Rushed the washing up just to get back on to see how you're doing. Well done. Just beautiful.

Oh - such a beautiful picture, and you look so happy!
What a wonderful ending to a thread - well worth the wait & refreshing every 5 minutes!

Wishing you a long, healthy, happy life, young Master Boris Horatio Gonzales Up! xx

Just wow! Congratulations and well done

Your wonderful smile says everything. Congratulations

Oh my gosh!! What a gorgeous photo! Huge congrats OP, I hope you absolutely love getting to know him

(On a separate note you have gorgeous hair)

Oh wow! Massive congratulations!! He’s utterly lush and you look AMAZING for someone who’s just given birth. Did you hire a stunt double?

Congratulations! He’s beautiful and so are you.

On a separate note, are those pants beside your head in the pic?

Yaaay congratulations!!! He's perfect! And you look so happy and glowy! Beautiful!!

Awwww what a beautiful picture.

And I cannot believe how well you look after the last 2 weeks

Hope he feeds well while he's there and gives you a few hours to sleep!

Congratulations! He's amazing! And so are you!

Oh, OP! Congratulations! He's beautiful, just like his mummy. Well done!

Congratulations! You look amazing and Boris is beautiful x

Congratulations and love the way he’s got stuck in straight away

Congratulations 🥳

Yaaaay! Congratulations!! He’s gorgeous and you look amazing!
Whaddaya know, there was a baby in there after all! What does your daughter think of her baby brother?

Congratulations that's lovely news. What a gorgeous photo. I hope you have a lovely rest over the next few days. Welcome BH. X

Congratulations, glad he has arrived safely. What a beautiful picture

Gorgeous!!!! Well done!!

Congratulations💙👶💐

Congratulations! Gorgeous baby 😍

I’m a midwife, I’ll never forget one women who came in for induction very overdue and she had a few fours do wait before we could do anything. Examined her to break her waters and she was 9cm dilated, having what she described as intermittent braxton hicks!! Baby was born less than 30 mins later.

Was reading hoping he’d do the same and come flying out.