Did anyone go into labour with no warning at all?

[catbus]

Just wondering. 37+2 with DC4: went in for monitoring last night due to reduced movements (again) and possible unstable lie.
Baby is fine and very much in pelvis: 3/5 in there.

The pressure in my pelvis has been quite full on for a couple of days.

The MW and consultant both commented that it looks like I could go into labour any day now. Aaaggghhhh.

Other than pressure on and off,the only signs I am getting are that I just feel odd and have butterflies: I think maybe that their comments have added to this, but I was feeling this way before going in yesterday.

Has anybody really just gone bam, straight into labour, that's it, no warning?

(that would suit me fine BTW: not enough time to flap and due to HB again anyway!)

[chattymitchy]

I was two weeks early - had no signs at all.

I got up at 2am to go to the toilet, had first painful contraction, waters broke, went straight into proper labour, contractions on top of each other, DS born at 04.30

[catbus]

Okydoky; now am getting twitchy! Some of these births are like greased lightening! Gulp..

[lucysmum]

I had supper, went to bed, dozed off. 5 mins later I felt a 'pop', waters went, contractions started immediately, very painful. Dd2 born 3 hrs later, made it to hospital with 15m to spare as couldn't believe everything was moving so quickly. Very similar with DD3, nothing to baby in 5 hours.

[petisa]

Oh my god I shouldn't be sitting here at 40+3 reading this with all the BH that are going on atm