Since yesterday morning I've had waves of backache (deep in lower back) that last around a minute and seem to come and go whenever they feel like it. I've just had two such waves in the space of ten minutes, and was woken up a few times in the night with them. Are these contractions? My tummy doesn't seem to be any harder during them. They are uncomfortable and feel a bit sore, but definitely on the milder side.
I've heard of back-to-back labours, but I thought that was when the baby's back was towards my back. According to midwife yesterday, the baby is lying head down with its back on the right-hand side of my tummy and legs/arms on the left. I'm not in the UK, and they don't talk about back-to-back labours as such here. I haven't had a show yet (although have been slowly losing mucous plug over the last few days, I think), but spent the last few days furiously nesting and feeling even more emotional than normal.
Any ideas? Is labour finally starting?!