Beginnings of labour? Should I feel this bulge down below?!

[ExquisiteChristmasCake]

My due date is today. Already had a ds (20mo). Woke up with chronic back ache and cramps at the top of the thighs, chilled out today with my TENS machine (having a home birth so not much else to do). The pain has subsided to be a bit dull, but I am suddenly acutely aware of a bulge in my fanjo. It feels as though there is a grapefruit pressing against it from the other side...could this be the head and is it normal to feel this? Or could it be my waters?

Ds was an easy labour (woke up 10 cms gone and literally began to push whole ordeal was over in a few hours) so I "missed" the beginnings of labour and have no idea what I should be expecting. I know not to bother my midwife to come out until I have contractions/a show (have rung to let her know I'm feeling a bit weird though).

Is it normal?

Iggly how exciting!!

Joining in with the ...

Ooh good luck Iggly!

Hope you managed to get some sleep OP and are now well on your way to delivering your baby.

I guess 8lb 5oz, 6.21am 02/12/11 :)

I think girl 8lb 2oz born at 7.04am

Oooohhh!!

Hope everythings going well, ECC

GUESS - girl, 10lb 2oz, 6.53am

and silence from ECC - oooh, that's exciting!

(I'm going back to bed now though. I'll have another look when I get up properly at 9 - there had better be a baby somewhere on MN! [stern] )

:)

Now I've stopped being jealous of the snuggly newborn and am jealous of nickelbabe's long lie!

ECC- hope you are having a delicious snuggle with your new baby or having a snooze post delivery :)

Oooh good luck Iggly!

My husband has just asked if I am back on that bloody....
Why can't he understand the excitement? Hope your baby arrives soon and husband not too badly maimed! Come on baby. Boy? 8lb 6b don't call him wolfie tho?
Where are you? How will I get through the day at work with no news? Aargh!

Just checking back in, Iggly how are you? Maybe this will turn into a 'pass the batton' type birthing thread!!!

Sure there was someone else due tomorrow,maybe OP has set of wave of labour inducing karma with her cool and relaxed approach!!!

655am, Girl, 8 pounds 10
Boffin would be an excellent name, and I would look out for her at Cambridge admissions time

Hope overnight things progressed nicely.

Morning! Hope all is well in the Exquisite household...

No news ?

Hope the night went well

Hope all is well in the ECC household

Hope its all going ok

Checking in. Hope everything's well.

There's a reason that your groin is one end of your body, and your eyes are the other. Some things are not meant to be seen.

The best quote I've seen this year!

So glad I've only just seen this thread as otherwise I wouldn't gave been able to sleep

Hope you are ok op.

Reminds me of my own birth thread 3 months ago, can't believe how quick it's gone.

Quick update on my iPhone. No sodding baby, pains in pubis bone area tightenings all night bloody long and still no child. I am remarkably both upset and annoyed by this. Am going to stroll around Tesco Extra and see if lunging occasionally jiggles things... With my TEND machine as I can't actually imagine my back without it. put the champagne on ice... Sorry to disappoint. It can't be long I have no sodding waters.

Come on baby. Before 9 surely!
Who is next? Come up role up to join all these willing birthing partners?

If my DH looked between my legs and said that he would never be in a state to go anywhere near that region again IYKWIM?!

Iggly don't have yours first hold my hand

Yay for update. Good God don't go alone or give birth in Tesco!

ooh Morning everyone - no news yet, but the Christmas smiley faces have joined us yay.

Hope you are all ok Exquisite