I was just wondering, how does labor come? Like will I be just chillin and boom I gotta get up and…

Well it’s kind of weird lol. With my first child I had period like cramps during the day. My mom told me it could be labor but don’t rush to the hospital because it takes time. So I went out to dinner. I was sitting there and it was sooooooo bad. I couldn’t even think. I ran in the bathroom and called my doctor. He was like idk why you aren’t on your way here yet, I can hear the labor in your voice lol. Real, strong contractions are no joke at all.

I think it’s different for everyone but mine usually started with cramps that just got worse over time. Sometimes it’s fast and sometimes it can take days

It's different for everyone and for each pregnancy. My first labor I kept having back pain and cramps that turned into contact contractions every 5 mins for 24 hours (every 5 minutes for 24 straight hours...) And my 2nd labor I was getting ready for bed and all of a sudden my water broke with no contractions. Trust your gut Mama, you'll know when you're in labor. Your body makes it very obvious lol

I didn’t have any labor signs until my water broke then it took an hour for my contractions to start

I was reading that the process of both labor and delivery can be hereditary . For instance my maternal grandma, mom, and my sister all had no contractions or anything before hand and then boom it all hit at once and they all delivered in less than two hours after that. So if you can ask your mom and grandma about how theirs went then that might be a pretty good indicator of what to expect for yourself.

@brianna.bruch that's cool. I've never heard of that

@brianna.bruch and I have my mom, grandmother AND 2 great grandmother's that are still around to ask lol.

@alexisjordan.ky, they say it’s an indicator so hopefully you’ll get a lot of answers!