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?

its like a race . who will be first ?

2:1 odds on pottering .

with ecc a close second ?

Glad I've done most of the housework this morning, have got a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time on Mumsnet today, festive season babies, extra squishy and exciting

Not that I'm here lurking instead of doing something productive but didn't she go to the supermarket at 8.40 and now its 20 past 11, we haven't heard from her in all that time.

sorry, teaandcake - didn't mean to repeat what you said - I didn't see your advice until after i'd posted mine and then i couldn't be arsed to say it was a cross-post

I've got to take the dc's to the Christmas fayre at school in a couple of hours, could we have babies before please so I can relax a bit

Two birth threads in one! What a treat! Good luck Iggly as well!

any news on babycake , babyigg or babypotts ?

Good luck Exquisite, Iggly and Pottering - may the best woman win!

Oh, I forgot... you're ALL going to win a tiny baby by the end of the weekend

RainySmallHands at less pushing for a back to back baby!

This is nail biting stuff

Best of everything ladies

Still no news, this is agonising! Yes yes I know I'm not the one giving birth but i was 11 weeks ago and it was wonderful!

Pats Nickel sympathetically; annoying isn't it.

I've been following this from last night and was convinced there would be a baby by now!

Good luck!!

Guess Girl, 10lb,1oz

Exquisite, Iggly and Pottering

Hope that at least one of you is giving birth now, since its been a while since we heard from you each. Wishing each of you easy labours.

Has there every been a labour thread with three and all giving birth at the same time?????

galway - yes, the one i started.

I think i've got 4 on mine, though.
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Just checking in.. and am getting the feeling we should run a sweepstake.

My money's on nickelbabe - she' easily the most pissed off

Good luck new-baby-mummies-to-be all!

Was induced with bubs 1 so am reading this getting tips on knowing what the heck to do when labour begins....don't plan on labouring today though...3-5 more weeks

Prostin in, monitoring done, bouncing on ball watching the weakest link!

Good luck ladies!

Hope you are doing OK, EEC.

Good Luck Exquisite, Iggly and Pottering, I will be eagerly awaiting baby news. Hope all goes as calmly and smoothly as can be.