Period pains when 40 weeks pregnant?

[laura20]

I'm currently 40+5 days pregnant. An I'm get low aching like period pains, I can sleep with them as they are not really painful. Am I in the start of labour? There is no pattern to them they just come an go

Yes, that sounds a lot like a very early stage of labour.

Hope it goes well!

This is how my labour started, I had 2 days of mild period pains, then contractions suddenly began 7 mins apart. Good luck !

That is how labour started for me...Period pains, flu like feeling. Good luck!

Ooh! I had 'period pains' about 5 hours before DS2 arrived.

Get yourself and your bag ready and remind yourself how to breathe through contractions.

Good luck!

Yup, labour. My 1st was induced, my 2nd, started with period pains at about 3:30pm. Didn't believe it was labour until 7:30pm when had my 'show'. Went to bed at 9pm with a couple of paracetamol as still not much. Gave up and got back up about 10:30pm. DS arrived at 2:30am!

I've had them since about 6pm last night and still no show or worsening of pain, starting to feel fed up!

I had them last night and the night before. Last night's were really bad. This morning? Nothing.

Early stages can last a while. Rest lots now. With DS I had a day of cramping and craving weird food then being wiped out and sleeping. Go with it, listen to your body and trust that it knows what it's doing!

Yep - early labour! Good luck

I'm getting period pains at the moment and a very 'tight' feeling stomach. Not contractions though (not that I know what a contraction feels like). I'm also feeling very constipated. I always thought you'd go the other way rather than constipated? Anyone had that? Not sure if I'm just imagining things. Im 38+3.

Thanks. I'm quite irregular and suffer with IBS so I'm used to not going but I've been extra good in the run up to try and make sure I'm not bunged up. So it's a surprise to feel like this again. Just feel like I'm starting a period. Will just have to see what happens!

That's how my 2 labours have started.

How exciting

Norfolk - with constipation feeling too or just period pain?

thats how mine started then i had wat i assumed was just braxtons as they never got more regular then every 10 mins my baby boy was born yesterday at 10.27 last night gl op

Ohhhhh live birth thread?

I still keep getting the pain now and again but no pattern to them at all also a tightening feeling across my stomach. But now my stomach has completely changed shape and dropped right down. Fingers crossed he comes tonight so fed up!

Good luck, fingers crossed for u!

Good luck

Good luck!! Hope all goes well and it starts to quicken up for u x

Yep he's on his way

HMT I'm an ibs sufferer too. I was terribly constipated in the run up to (and during) labour. Not everyone goes the other way, esp with ibs.

I'm sure you'll be absolutely fine but just to say I had complications due to an impacted bowel during labour, so if you feel constipated when you go to hospital - get them to check you over.