Possibly early labour?

[CharlieSon]

Nearly 39 weeks and tonight I’ve been on the loo a few times having a “clear out” (not sure if it was the fish supper I ate though 😳), crippling pelvic pain to the point I cannot walk without wondering if I’ll collapse, baby furiously moving around, tightenings non stop and unable to sleep. Does this sound like labour or wishful thinking?

Certainly could be. Not uncommon for your bowls to ‘empty’ in prep for labour .

With my first I had pain on and off all night the night before to the point I couldn’t fall sleep. It came in waves and was painful. The length and time between the pains was all over the place tho. By morning with it being my first I thought I was in the thick of it so went to hospital were I was only 1cm but she confirmed was the early stages. Got home at 8am- proper contractions started about 1pm- hospital at 4.30, was 5cm, and he was born at 6.30. In my experience I knew when the real contractions kicked in. You could definitely feel a pattern and the pain getting gradually worse and more intense, and the pressure was insane- like everything was going to come out my arse . Keep an eye on it and if you’re worried you can always phone for advice!

I hope things went well OP. What you describe could be a placental abruption which needs emergency medical intervention.

If anyone reads this I hope they don't ignore such symptoms.