Hi everyone, so DD who is 16 mo was born 8 hours after water broke at 38+5. Had no build up, literally woke up with water gushing every where, contractions started soon after like period pains and went from there. I am now 40+3 (or 39+6 if we go by the fact my cycles are long), and I dont know what DS is playing at. Started having mild contractions 5 mins apart on Thursday eve, after 2 hours they disappeared. Had random ones throughout Friday (yesterday) and saw midwife in the afternoon, she said baby's head was 4/5 which is good for second pregnancy as they dont usually move down until very last minute as have so much space. Then last night had contractions from 2 until 6 in the morning, quite regular and one that I had to breathe through. Then they went away again, and I have had a few off and on thoroughout the day. Went for a nap and it now feels like I have a bowling ball between my legs, which I remember for the last couple of weeks when DD engaged. Please can someone help me with what is happening because I mistakenly thought second labours were quick and that the latent phase was short. I didnt have a latent phase with DD so this is driving me mad. TIA xxx