How did you feel...

[hetty]

In the days before you went into labor? Extra tired? Burst of energy?

Now that I'm getting so close I'm just curious what others' experiences have been!

[gibbinator]

Mostly cranky and tired   I was not the most fun person to be around. But I was 10 days overdue so...

[redpenmama]

My nausea returned a few days before with both pregnancies. I also felt cramps, like my period was coming.

[faith194]

My water broke, and didn't go into labor on my own(so I may not apply). I never felt sick or a burst of energy. I never went into nesting mode, either(I think my DH was disappointed, lol).

[osulori]

The same as usual-big, hot (it was mid July), and wondering if I was going to be pg forever. Up until I got up for a MOTN pee and my water broke

[biogirl21]

The day before my water broke I slept for 14 hours. The day my water broke I had a huge desire to clean the kitchen.

[grosnl19]

I was tired, although I couldn't sleep. I was congested, coughing and felt like crap. Went to bed at 11pm, couldn't fall asleep so I got up, forced myself to go to bed at 3am. Water broke at 4:45am, cue race to the hospital (I was to have a c-section a week later).

[potatopie]

Ditto the nausea returning. Though not as bad as first trimester, but I did vomit a number of times. Had regular contractions for 3 days leading up to labor, so can't remember anything but that.

[swimmette]

I was induced, and I knew that I would be for about 5 days before I went in. I was cranky and hot (late June baby), followed by a basket of nerves.

[hetty]

Feb 17, 2014 7:21:36 GMT -5 biogirl21 said:

The day before my water broke I slept for 14 hours. The day my water broke I had a huge desire to clean the kitchen.

Ha, yesterday I desperately had to clean the kitchen/declutter the countertops. H was like "oh, so this is nesting..."

[rex]

I was induced. I cried basically everyday for a few days before and felt like I was going crazy and surely would if I had to be pregnant any longer.

[t]

I had the most amazing week of sleep right before my labor started. I was a week late so felt kinda whale-ish, cranky and sore while awake. But I made myself so busy that week hoping to squeeze in lots of non-baby things and hope Murphy's law would force me to cancel them no such luck!

[badtzmaru22]

I had a panic attack the weekend of my due date, because I finally managed to cut the tags off a few things and wash them. I was so paranoid of something going wrong. Then I still had to go to work for three days while I was overdue, and I just wanted to punch everyone.

Physically I felt fine.

[jr009j]

I was tired and achy the days leading up to going into labor, but the day labor started, I had a huge burst of energy despite tummy issues.

[Deleted]

I was induced.

But, I had diarrhea LIKE WHOA, and had a crazy burst of energy the weekend before. I don't know if that was all nerves or things were progressing to a natural labor point.

[h]

With my first I went into crazy nesting mode over the weekend (and sobbed uncontrollably when my H refused to repaying the baseboards throughout our house at 11pm b/c I thought they looked dirty), then had contractions all day Monday at work and felt totally exhausted. I was certain I would wake up in labor Monday night/Tuesday am, but I woke up Tuesday feeling awesome--energized, rested, like I wasn't even pregnant. I worked a solid 12 hour day, then came home and went to sleep, bummed and feeling like the baby would never come. Then I woke up in labor at 4am on Wednesday.

[heygrey]

i'm not sure how close i am to labour, but i just stained 45 8' boards in an hour. i ran out of stain so i need to go to Home Depot before i can finish. i've also done some minor cleaning, ran two loads of laundry, and started supper in the 2.5 hours i've been awake today.

this is quite possibly the most accomplished i've been my entire pregnancy

i feel great. i hope the kid stays put for another week, i have a lot more things on my to do list!

[dulcemariamar]

I had contractions for about two weeks before LO arrived. It was before the holidays so I was baking every day but I didnt sleep so well because of the contractions.

[dcn]

I felt totally normal, well, as normal as you feel at 38 weeks anyway.