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.

Hey good luck OP!

I'm going to guess 4 hours from now!

Gosh, I hope not 4 hours. I'm GBS so I need at least 4 hours to get the antibiotics into me!

Oooooh well done :)

I'm saying an early morning arrival, 3:10am

Good luck with everything, hope all goes smoothly

Pretty sure I'm having / have had my bloody show now.

Mild contractions, no regular pattern yet.

Chippy tea, 30 minutes walking up and down the hill outside, nice shower and foot soak. Now in bed and hoping I wake up in the middle of the night with things a bit more developed!

Oh how exciting!
Good luck I hope everything goes well

Oh how very exciting!! Sweeps were v effective for me. After my second one, DS arrived in 6 hours.

Keep bouncing!!

Oooh exciting. Good Luck.

I honestly thought there would be a baby at the end of this thread

Hope everything goes well xx

Exciting stuff, hope you’ve had some progress with bubba by now

I honestly thought there would be a baby at the end of this thread

It hasn't ended yet

There WILL be a baby at the end of this thread.

It's just the end is coming VEEEERRRRY slowly apparently.

Hello cockingup, are you still awake? Hope you are fairly comfortable and can maybe get some sleep until a reasonable hour - or do you just want to get on and have your baby asap? Did you know that in Spanish there's a lovely expression for giving birth "dar luz a un bebé", literally to give light to a baby!

Just found this thread. I hope you are getting some rest OP as it sounds like you will soon be working hard.

Good luck! Let's hope something happens soon!!

@Bloodybridget that's lovely 😍. I'm up, pains are regular but just don't feel sore enough to act on! I'd like things to progress now. I'm ready!

Good luck!! 😄😄

Good luck OP!!!

Hey OP! ..just jumping on to wish you luck. Remember to try and get as much rest as possible.

I am excited for you!!

Marking my place

Hope all is well

Ohhh I'm 40 weeks on Monday and being offered a sweep so watching keenly!! Hope you're ok OP!

Nothing further your honours.
He's never coming out, is he?
He'll be in there as a teenager.
I'll have to sit in his Uni lectures with a strethescope backwards on my gigantic middle aged bump .

Good luck

Good luck. It'll be today!