Harry, that’s so annoying! I’m guessing it’s thinning out ready to start dilating so that must be a good thing - maybe 25% thinned out? I remember the midwife at my antenatal class saying it starts off hard and then softens to feel like the side of your cheek and then eventually dilation begins once it’s entirely thinned out.
Toblerone, I hope your piles clear up that sounds horrid! Have you got cream? I was antibiotics last week for a chest infection that it didn’t clear up so I still have a horrible cough. All the antibiotics did was give me thrush! Feeling very fed up with it all.
Fieau, glad your GTT results were clear! Hope your other tests go okay.
amysauraus, I’m assuming she was unhelpful because there’s no way of her possibly knowing how you’ll go into labour - it could be any of the ways you describe! Some people go straight into contractions without even being aware they’ve lost their plug and waters go later. Others, waters go first and contractions start later. You basically could have signs weeks or days before you start labour or you could have no signs whatsoever and suddenly go straight into labour. There’s absolutely no way of knowing!
Hope all the little ones are doing well!