Did you ever feel like the baby was going to come early and were right?

[LuchaGarcia]

Did you have any signs which made you think baby was coming early? And were you right?
I'm 37 weeks and just feel like I'm at full capacity now. Can't eat much, quite sore in my lady bits, I feel like a whale. Lots of Braxton hicks. I almost want to will the baby into coming early haha

With my first my midwife even said she thought I would be early due to similar symptoms to you... I was 11 days late.
I always think it’s best to have your induction date (12 ish days after) in your mind rather than your due date then anything before is a bonus. Otherwise going overdue is even more hard... you could potentially have another nearly 5 weeks... hoping for your sake you don’t xx

I knew I'd be early the whole way through and I was (2 weeks), convinced this one will be early too.

Was certain I'd go over with DC1; 5 days early. With my second was having Braxton Hicks every night from 37 weeks and felt like labour was imminent; DC2 was 10 days late!!

All the way through my pregnancy with ds I just had a feeling. My family said everyone thinks that. He came exactly 1 week early which I am glad for because he was due on the anniversary of my cousins death.

Totally convinced baby was coming early. Everyone thought so. My Nan knitted some super tiny hats. Baby was 9 days late.

I felt SO pregnant, heavy, sore and like I couldnt possibly go any further by about 36 weeks with DC1. He was born at 42 weeks after an induction .

Felt fine and was in for the long haul with DC2 at 37 weeks, so wasn’t expecting her to make her arrival so early!

Yep, I thought that since 37 weeks - my due date is today and baby isn’t budging!!

I did but I had pre eclampsia.
Both arrived at 37 weeks.
They said is full term actually so 🤷‍♀️

Yes
Arrived 36 weeks, 39 weeks, 37 weeks, 37 weeks.
All of them early, stopped worrying about it by number 4

Ya I did . I thought it the entire pregnancy but didn’t tell anyone . At 36 weeks I started feeling like baby would come any day - backache, Braxton hicks, baby putting immense pressure down there and suddenly diarrhoea . I told my family I was worried I wouldn’t make it to 37 weeks ( full term) and was stressing . They all thought I was crazy and told me everyone feels that way . Well at 37+1 baby made an appearance! I made it to full term but barely 😝! Before 36 weeks it was just a gut feeling but when I started feeling symptoms it was less of a gut feeling and more of a real feeling .

I finished work on the Monday and said "I'm going to give birth this week" (Tuesday was my first day of maternity leave, in my head I was going to give birth Thursday or Friday)

Baby was born the Tuesday morning at 38 weeks!

It's just wishful thinking, sorry.

"Can't eat much, quite sore in my lady bits, I feel like a whale."
Absolutely standard for the end of pregnancy. I'm 38 weeks today, been in pain and discomfort for ages now (PGP on top of standard pregnancy discomfort). Doesn't mean baby is coming any time soon.

My sibling and I were both born early so my mum spent a lot of my first pregnancy telling me DC1 was going to be early and nagging me about packing my hospital bag. He was born at 41+4.

A PP mentioned induction date. You don't have to have an induction just because you go past your due date (unless there are good medical reasons, that is). I declined an induction and went into labour naturally.

It can be pretty torturous towards the end but try and distract yourself and do some nice things, go out for a meal with your partner, meet up with a friend for a drink, get a pedicure, whatever. If you can be bothered, do some decluttering, you'll be glad you did!