Baby "Drops"

• During the last month of pregnancy the baby drops lower into the uterus. You will feel heaviness in the pelvis, but will be able to breathe easier.
  
  

False Labor

• Braxton Hicks contractions, or false labor, are painful, but occur irregularly. False labor helps begin the process of softening the cervix.
  
  

Dilation

• At the end of pregnancy a woman's cervix begins to dilate. In early signs of the baby arriving, the cervix dilates 1 to 2 cm.
  
  

Loss Of Mucus Plug or "Bloody Show"

• A thick mucus has covered the cervix through the entire pregnancy and will pass via the vagina as a bloody or brownish discharge.
  
  

Water Breaks

• The amniotic sac ruptures around the baby and will leak or flow like urine, signaling the baby is ready to arrive.