Early signs of labour

Early signs of labour

In The Week Or So Before Labour You May Notice:

  • change in vaginal discharge
  • the appearance of the ‘show’, the jelly/egg white like plug of mucus that seals the cervix during pregnancy
  • a need to get things finished and ready—the so-called nesting instinct 
  • feeling quite emotional; crying for no real reason as your hormones get to you
  • a sense that you don’t want to be far from home
  • loose bowels (diarrhoea). This is nature’s way of clearing out your lower bowel before labour begins
  • Braxton Hicks contractions becoming stronger and more painful