Exfoliation.
It is one of the signs of impending labor, but there are many, including contractions, a bloody show, diarrhea, or your water breaking. 40 weeks is full term!
your water breaks and you feel extreme contractions
Should be right after, since normally water breaks after you feeling contractions in minutes apart as sign of early labor phase
You know you are in labor if you have contractions that you can time. This means any regular contractions that have a certain amount of minutes between them. If you have these for over 2 hours, and they get closer together but remain regular, you are in labor.
No, you shouldn't. Speak to your doctor or midwife about it
Braxton Hicks contractions can occur far before labor actually begins, though sometimes they might occur shortly before a woman goes into labor. The first "true" labor sensations can be anything from crampiness to "full blown" contractions to losing one's mucous plug to having bloody show to experiencing loose stool or to feeling one's water break.
The breaking of the water and contractions are two common signs that a woman is in labor. A sudden shortness of breath can occur as the fetus drops lower in preparation for birth, nausea or vomiting could occur as hormones surge. Some of these symptoms are can occur weeks before the birth (especially the shortness of breath) if it is the woman's first child
Her water breaks and she starts her contractions.
contractions
contractions come after non-contractions: Aunts Aunt's
Transported by the water currents.Can swim with rhythmical contractions of the bell(muscles).