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9038886 tn?1402125726

contractions? ?

What do they feel like? I have been experiencing some period like cramps.. where my lower back hurts and tummy gets really tight. But it comes and goes. One side of my belly starts to hurt a lot and my back is killing me.  Can someone give me a description of what contractions feels like!??
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9038886 tn?1402125726
30 weeks and 6days.
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Try timing them, and see if they're regular. For me it feels like a lot of tightness across the top of my belly. And a bit of lower back pain. You can always call your doctor if you're unsure.
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10117941 tn?1421474268
I hope you start feeling better, they may be Braxton-Hicks. But I would call my obgyn just to make sure things are okay. Butbi suggest if they get strong, and more frequent I would go to the ER.  Hope all is well♡ keep posted♡
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9038886 tn?1402125726
I didn't think about timing them.. I will if the pain comes again. My midwife just told me to take a warm bath and drink plenty of water. Thank you ladies :) being a ftm results to a lot of confusion lol.
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I feel your pain I've been like this for 2 days now. Could of cried yesterday with the pain
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Omg my dd is 10/8. I've been awaken by lower pain, pain like cramps.. They're coming and going could this be it??!
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9038886 tn?1402125726
@shellc.. i completely understand it gets really painful, all i want to do is weep lol.

Wow! Your so close. . It might be time I'm not sure. But good luck and keep us posted :) @babymarquez
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That sound like real labor becuz when your tummy tightened up that contraction i have had preterm labor 5 times and i gotten the shot to stop them and if it comes it goes more then a Hours its labor i been threw it
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9038886 tn?1402125726
How about if it is irregular?  Is it still considered contractions
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Wat u mean y that
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Wat you mean by that how is it
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They feel like period cramps but 20x worse to me it feels like someone is squeezing the heck out if my insides
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9038886 tn?1402125726
It comes and goes.. meaning they are really not that close together. Probably like 2- 3 times in an hour. It's pain that starts off as menstrual cramps and develops to more painful cramps and then goes away.
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Okay then thats braxon hicks contraction.it real wen like every 5min the pain come and it jumps down to every 4 min and 3min the 2min
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9038886 tn?1402125726
Ok thank you all so much for your help :)
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