a little adivise on weather this is a early sign

[Rachel1011]

since early evening ive been getting a dull aching feeling towards bottom of bump that will then occasionaly move up the bump hard to descirbe properly just wondered if any1 thought it sounded like ealry contractions

could be, or maybe just braxton hicks.
how many weeks are you?

How many weeks are you Rachel?
Wishing you all the best. :)

im 39weeks pregnant so just hoping lol

My braxton hicks seemed to be over the whole bump and more like a tightening than a dull ache at the bottom as you describe.
If you are still unsure by bedtime, go to bed anyway (perhaps have a warm bath and a snack?). No good being up half the night worrying or wondering if "this is it?"
Try and get some sleep later.

god being a first timer there are so many questions 2 be asked

yeh i mean when i feel the bump tighten i get no pain which makes me thinks its just braxton hicks but the occaisonally i gta pain

Have you got a dp/dh there with you? Or if not perhaps a rl (real life) friend for reassurance. It's very exciting, not long now even if you are not having contractions it won't be very many more weeks. :)

might just be the build up, your body getting ready for it all...! exciting

yeh but i dont want to tell any1 and get them worried/exited so i might just see how they progress i supose just so tired of wating now!

The last few days/weeks seem to go on forever. However you will have a baby very soon.
My babies are now 7 and 3 (years!)

Are they are period type pains?
They may be early contractions but that doesnt mean baby is on its way just yet. You can get niggling pains for days and days (sorry).

Anyhoo you will know one way or the other soon

Do let us know though, we love a labour thread!

lol wow...yeh and then ill wish she was back inside once the sleepless nights begin..supose just eager to meet her and clutching at straws

yeh i will let you know!...thats the thing i never had period pains so when i get asdked that i dont no! i just got a dull stomach ache the day before i would come on my period.

We will eagerly await further news.
One night I woke up "in labour" and made the sandwiches (lots of 'em) to take to hospital...then felt ok so went back to bed. Didn't give birth til 2 weeks later!
Do you have a name for your baby girl or is it a secret?

2weeks later woow lol...that must of been a stressfull wait! yeh were going to call her ellie =].

Beautiful name.

Yeah, it was a long wait (for dd1 anyway, dd2 was only 2 days "late")

we ate the sandwiches for lunch the next day, saved me having to make more.

With DD, I woke up about 3 in the morning with a dull kind of stomach ache that came on & off roughly every 5 mins - I went & told the nurse (in hospital as my waters had broken the previous day) who gave me a couple of paracetamol & told me to sleep while I could "just in case" - when I woke again at 8 they had stopped, but they started a couple of hours later & I had DD later that day

so... sleep! (just incase) and let us know how you get on!

thank you all really hope this is it, keep hearing every1 else having there babies, and with due date on monday getting impatient as would like 2 avoid being induced but not expecting her to arive soon even if this is the beggining.

So you still around then rachel ?

Told you, we love a labour thread and wont leave you be now