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What did contractions feel like for you?

I wanna know as everyone describes them differently.

I believe I had some today. I'm not sure.

It was abdominal pain. Almost as if I was on my period. Then my lower back where my butt is was just lingering in pain. (Not bad though) and my stomach was sooooooo hard every so often.

My momma says this is just the beginning. So I wanna know what to expect. I'm gonna be 37 weeks.
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7114394 tn?1393303151
My contractions werent bad at all. It was more like a constant dull cramping. I've had period cramps worse
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Dont stress too much :) its an amazing experience. Pain and all. And once you hold your baby the pain will seem like a small price to pay bringing them into the world :)
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AND I'm suddenly not ready anymore.
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It felt like a hippo was coming out of my arse lol no joke i had sooooo much pressure toward the back. Lots of inside pain too like a washrag being rung out lol thats a great comparison!! I totally agree with that comment!! It really does!
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****. Just ****.
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What you experienced could be Braxton Hicks contractions. These are your body preparing for labour. Your tummy will feel tight and abdominal pain is normal. With my first baby i had them a couple weeks before i actually gave birth :)
Real contractions are something else, you'll know the real contractions when you have them lol feels like a huge fist is inside you jabbing at everything and squeezing and pulling lol I didnt use any pain relief during labour and boy do contractions pack a punch. Words cant describe the pain
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6646587 tn?1391043347
It feels like someone was squeezing& twisting your uterus nonstop!! It's horrible cramps on top of horrible cramps on top of horrible cramps it's just a unexplained pain. Your turn is near
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Okay, OW. Are you serious? Lol. That's hardcore.
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Felt like some was pulling my ribs sway from each other
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You know when you take a wash rag and ring it out? It felt like someone was doing that to my insides.
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