labour signs in what order?

[Huni_b]

There's so much ur body does / undergoes in preparation for labour:
baby turns head down, baby drops / head gets fixed, lose your mucus plug, water breaks, contractions start, dilation, effacement, etc etc.

It seems that some of these don't occur at all or have to be triggered during actual labour. but in what order and what stage of pregnancy do these events usually occur?? (I'm sure there's more than what I've mentioned above)

[drained1sttimemom]

I'm 38 weeks too. Almost the same story as you. But I do have BH on occasion. However I only notice them if I happen to be lying down and touching my belly. I have a coworker that says she never experienced BH. Only labor.

[Huni_b]

hmmm ... that's interesting!  cuz apart from being head down since 29 weeks, nothing has happened so far and I'm 38 weeks now ... no mucus plug, no braxton hicks, nothing  :-(

[Lilmummyems]

Well for me it was period like pain for about 24 hours that gradually got worse an spread from my front then eventually to my back, with some mild contractions then my mucus plug for all 3 of my kids, after the mucus plug and water breaking contractions started to get regular and more intense. I only had my water break at home for my last baby, as soon as that happened my contractions went from painless to full on in about an hour, the other 2 the midwife broke it for me. Some baby's don't stay head down until the very end but mine have all been head down and stayed that way from 30 weeks but head in place about 36/37 weeks.