Am 39 weeks today. Head has been completely engaged and cervix 1cm dilated since 36.5 weeks. Getting lots and lots of painful braxton hicks that are both tightenings across bump and period pain at back. These will be every few minutes for about half an hour in the night and then tail away to nothing! My nipples are incredibly sore and "fizzing" which means am always aware of them and if I have a quick twiddle this will trigger off a cascade of bh. Had no show or mucus plug but toldi might not as cervix already dilated. I am so uncomfortable- there is not a comfy position any more, the pressure on my bits is immense and the head is defo so low sometimes I'm suprised it doesn't pop out when I sneeze! the baby is now in optimal birth position and no longer posterior. So seriously do I have at least another week plus to go or do we think it might be sooner? (mw says sooner but then they have been saying that since 36 weeks bit then again she was still posterior then!). Oh and my nesting is all finished, yesterday I had to sleep all day and then cried because DH refused me a foot rub, (clutching at straws for labour signs now). So ladies what do we think? Days or weeks?