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