How did you feel in the days leading up to your labour?

[Bellyrub1980]

I'm 37w3d and have had a really easy pregnancy. Can't complain about anything.

However today I have felt really different.

How did you feel in the days leading up to your labour? Did your behaviour change at all? How did the nesting instinct effect you??

Following! I'm 37+4 weeks!
I noticed lately that I'm really exhausted. So far I only had one nesting afternoon. And it was so bad that I even got annoyed at DS (12 1/2 month old) for distracting me
As it is my second I'm having Braxton hicks a lot and they are painful.
Also noticed this week that I'm feeling kind of down and that have weird feelings like if something is going to happen! (Not in a bad way more like any day kind of feeling)

Congrats!

Do you know what you are expecting.
I'm expecting a girl this time

Last time, v v tired and fed up, increasing BH and less sleep. Restless. That phase lasted a week and a half. Now 38wks with no.2 and have had the same for a week - who knows how long it will last this time?!!

Last time I was certain I was weeks away and would need inducing. Id got to my due date and had not a sinlge BH, show, etc. No nesting either. Had a night out at 40+1, felt fab. Went into labour 40+2, born 40+3.

This time round its all different - threated pre term labour at 33wks, BH every night for the last few weeks, general feeling of unsettledness, nesting for a fortnight. Bet I go so far over I need j duced!

I don't remember feeling any different, tired and achy but no more so than usual. DD was born at 38+6 weeks, labour started when my waters broke at about 3am, and I hadn't been expecting it at all. Now I'm 36+3 with DC2, and wouldn't be surprised to go into labour at anytime. I think that is the frequent, strong BH and lack of sleep, which I don't remember at all from last time. No nesting instinct at all either pregnancy (so far). Yesterday I finally started washing baby clothes and putting them away and began to pack hospital bags.