What were your FIRST signs/twinges in labour?

[Dozeyland]

I am 38+4, had MW appt yesterday and baby is really engaged. she couldn't feel the head, she could only feel its neck! she also said for some reason i have a feeling you are going to have a really efficient labour....
baby is laying in LOL position so thats good...

but what should i be looking out for?

waters/ the show/ braxton hicks being more frequent/ contractions/ nesting/ weeing more/ bad tummy ache....

whats your experiences?????

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Excruciating pain is usually a good sign that labour has started.

Retrospectively, both times, it was an intermittent stabbing pain in my cervix (well, somewhere in my vagina anyway), a small pain like being poked hard with a knitting needle. Period type pains followed and then are-they-aren't-they type contractions. It was only when my water broke that I was certain.

When my waters broke I was having contractions about every 6 - 10 minutes.

Cleaning with all three dc! With ds2, the youngest, I cleaned the whole sitting room very thoroughly and later when I started having contractions and mentioned to dh he said he already knew it was happening when I went mental cleaning!

I had nothing, no teinges or anything, until my waters broke, then I very quickly afterwards had a show, and then mild contractions began.

Good luck !