I just want to know what you guys think so I don’t get overly excited 😆

So this is my second pregnancy. My first I had contractions at 35 weeks so the doctors gave me meds to stop them. They came back on and off at 37 weeks but I was stuck at 1cm until I got induced at 41 weeks so I don’t ever remember losing my mucus plug before going in. I’m currently 37 weeks pregnant with a big baby (measuring 1.5 weeks ahead) and I’ve been having intense pressure this week and my belly has definitely dropped and my doctor made comments about me only lasting 2 more weeks or 3 at the most. Most of the time when I feel intense pressure, I feel the urge to go poop and then feel like I’m pushing the baby out (sorry tmi) but will have diarrhea and feel somewhat better afterwards and have only felt a few Braxton hicks here and there. But today, I got intense back pain but didn’t think anything of it as I’m sick and was bathing my sick toddler but then got intense pressure and period like pains and felt a small gush of discharge come out. I went to the bathroom, had diarrhea, and when I wiped it didn’t look like any of my mucus plug come out but just a lot of discharge but I’m still having pressure and low grade cramps. Could this be the start of something?
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Eep definitely sounds like somethinggggg is preparing to happen! 🙏🏻 Now how “soon” is all relative haha soon could mean 2 weeks away.. but hey, sounds like your body is def prepping! 😁 (You mentioned sick toddler - do you think the diarrhea could have anything to do with that?) But it’s also totally normal to happen in prep for labor too though, so could be either!

@Abby diarrhea hasn’t been part of her sickness (yet anyway). She’s got a bad chest cold and fever

It definitely sounds like you are getting close! You should make sure that gush wasn’t your water breaking and then babies head blocking it I recommend laying on your left side for 20 minutes then standing to see if there is a trickle when you stand and also sitting on the toilet and holding toilet paper under your vagina and coughing to see if you get a trickle

@Laurel I didn’t even realize that could happen! I’ve had extra discharge for a week or so now but haven’t felt it come out like that but I’ve also been to the bathroom since and haven’t noticed a lot of discharge but now I’m getting bad body aches

@Katie oh if you are getting body aches check your temperature! If your water breaks you are at higher risk for infection. With my first I was only having Braxton hicks but my water broke and it was a little fish and no more leaking but I started to just not feel good so I went in and had them check and it was my water so I had to be on an antibiotic and get pitocin to start contractions.

We are going in because I’m still leaking and have an urge to go to the bathroom and can’t go

How did it go. Vommitting, diarrhea and a fever are my signs of labour 😩

@Catherine unfortunately I went home as my contractions aren’t strong or regular. I’m only about 0.5 centimeters dilated but they can feel babies head

Aww, Your body is definitely getting ready! Hoping for smooth sailing for you when it happens. You got practice now 🤭 you got this! 🫶🏾

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