Is this labour? First baby

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Hi all. Looking for some advice and wise words!

Today is my due date and on Friday I started having my bloody show. It's been coming pretty consistently since then, not overly red, quite pink. I'm needing to wear pads.

Since approx 4pm today I've been feeling quite strong pains in my lower back. They are bearable but painful. They come and go so I have been timing them but there is not much of a pattern to them although fairly regular.

I'm just wondering if this sounds like it could be the start of labour? I wasn't expecting the pains to be in my back so that's what's puzzled me a little I suppose. My waters haven't broken.

Any advice would be great! Thanks

Hopefully midwife will give you a sweep and that will gets things moving a little faster , good luck !

So sorry to Hear this little baby is just too comfy unlike their poor mummy ☹️X x

Exciting! Good luck OP!

She will probably examine you and hopefully you are a few cm dilated already! Eep exciting for you

Keep bouncing and rolling on that ball to open your pelvis. Good luck, this is very exciting!

Hi OP, didn't want to read and run. Your pains sound like the pre-labour pains I was having for about a week or so. I drank a 2 cups of raspberry leaf tea for a few days, ate a few very hot curries, bounced on my ball. The thing that definitely did it was sex - 30 mins after having sex I started having pains that were completely different and undeniable.

Good luck!

Good luck! Hopefully you don't need it and you've popped already!

Not popped! Been at hospital most of the day. Had a couple of sweeps and by 530pm I was still on 3cm. Had a shot of pethidine and 'dozed' for about an hour but contractions still coming thick and painful. Will be assessed in an hour but if no progression likely they will break my waters.
Thanks for all this support ladies, it's so lovely!

Just want to add that I had irregular contractions and ended up 9cm by the time I got to the hospital because No one believed I could be that far along. So I'm glad you're there and being monitored.

And good luck!!

Op I do hope your little one meets you soon, you must be so tired by now but you are doing an amazing job and you sound super collected and calm! An Natural mummy in the making x x

Let’s hope getting those waters broke move things along for you x x

Good luck op

Fingers are crossed we get good news today x x xx your doing amazing!!! There will be times you will feel like you can’t do this but ... you are doing it!! And your doing wonderful x

Hope the silence means good news !! 🤞

Sorry for going MIA! After a horrible birth (sickness, failed epidural, forceps delivery and a few stitches) I delivered my darling daughter into the world yesterday morning.

Thank you all for your support and encouragement!!

Many, many congratulations!

Take it easy! You and your wee baby girl have everyone they need in the world right now!
All the best! Xx

Massive congratulations. Enjoy every second with your new daughter

Fabulous!!! Enjoy all the cuddles together! Well done you really went through it x x

Congratulations 😊