Can over exerting bring on labour?

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I'm 36+5 and we're moving house today - I'm scared I've done too much (despite warnings from family and DH)

My bump is pretty tender anyway as baby is breech (but I've been checked for excess water and it's not that) but I really feel like I am seizing up, back and pelvis is aching and I'm feeling v emosh!

Is there any evidence that doing too much can bring on labour? I don't have time to have the baby this wknd - we need to unpack!!!!

Yes it can and I'd go get checked.

Great!

I moved house at 36 weeks and spent a good few days on my hands and knees cleaning! I was very achey afterwards for a good week I would say but my baby did arrive until I was 41+5 so try not to stress too much.

I'm 36+3 today and over the last day or two been aching loads more than previously in my pelvis and lower back, crying for no reason, emotional outbursts, pooing more than usual....I've had to have a lie down after lunch but still not feeling quite right.

not sure whether this all means anything or not!

I have to be quite active a lot of the time as I'm looking after my 2 DDs aged 3 and 5 and it's the summer holidays, plus lugging boxes of baby stuff and tonnes of laundry etc.

But with my first my waters did break whilst I was packing boxes of stuff up for storage and putting them up loft ladder so maybe something to bear in mind!

Love hearing about others who have done the same! Keys are handed in now so I'm off to the new place and I'm not taking part in the unloading!

It can only bring it on if baby is ready, it wouldn't cause a premature birth.

I over did it the day before I went in to labour (6 mile hike after being sedentary for months!) But I'd had twinges a week before.

I wouldn’t get checked, why would you need to be?

I have a friend who was told she’d gone into labour early (but much earlier than you are) due to the stress of house buying but that was far more related to a stressful purchase. That said her 2nd was very early so they then decided maybe it was just her!

No, activity does not bring on Iabour! You can take paracetemol/have a bath for any aches and pains and obviously call triage if you have any worrying symptoms.

I walked to and from work and the nursery run and was still doing boot camp and circuits at 41 weeks. Still had to be induced at 12 days overdue!

Unlikely. At 36+5 you're very safe so please don't panic. You don't need to get checked out unless you feel that you are in labour or are feeling particularly unwell. I say rest up and look after yourself. You'll be just fine!

Thank you all. I couldn't find any evidence that suggested it could, but everyone was so insistent that I should stop trying to help that it worried me....
However, I have rested now and the tenderness and aches have significantly eased off and baby's movements seem consistent with its usual pattern.