I’m currently 39+4 with my first baby, I think I’m in early labour. Woke up last night at about 2:30am thinking I just had bad wind pains, every time I got back from the toilet I’d be able to sleep for another half hour or so before being woken up by more cramps. Thinking about it this was always the same when I was on my period, with feeling like wind pain/needing a number 2.
Anyway, the pains have been ongoing for the most part of the day, less a couple of hours in the middle of the day when it seemed everything had stopped, but they are still only every 25/30 mins apart lasting 40 seconds or so, but really struggling with the pain already. I’ve also had some brown spotting, no mucous, just brown when I wipe and a little on my pad. I rang the midwife who didn’t seem concerned and said just see what happens. Is this normal?
I usually have quite a high pain threshold but just feel like a wimp already as know its going to get so much worse. The pain is mainly in my lower back rather than my stomach. I’m just really worried now how I’m going to cope when things get worse, another sleepless night, part of me even wondering if this is actually the start of labour and not just baby lying funny.