Labor and Heredity - scared, please help.

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I'm almost 33 weeks pregnant. My mother (with both her pregnancies) didn't even feel contractions!

With her first child (my older brother), her water broke at 1:30 am. He was born at 6 am.

With her second child (me), she felt like she had a stomach ache. She went to the hospital, and they told her she was 10 cm dilated. She had me right away (within 3-4 hours of feeling her first "stomach pain.").

What are the chances of this happening to me? I'm terrified I won't know when I'm in labor. I have never had a single menstrual cramp (yes, I know I should count my blessings), and so far, no BH contractions! Will I know when I'm in labor, and therefore, have time to get to the hospital?

What are the chances she had an incompetent cervix, and just didn't know it?

thanks....

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