Menstrual Cramps vs. Labor

[lisa1905]

maybe sound crazy but I have an odd-ball question concerning menstrual cramps and how they compare to it?
thanks ladies

[lisa1905]

Rhi315  
thanks i am going to be scared :) and save my energy

to :elayaa  
thank you i am going to ask for epi , ur words made me feel better
xxx

Nickels123
lol after reading all these stories i think  going with epi is the best way thanks for the notes :)

gugzii
hey u have 9-10 more weeks to go that is really cool this is my first one too , i am going to get epi , i pray for u that ur labor goes easy and not having too much pain . right after u , please let me know how was it :)

[gugzii]

Geeee i m 30 weeks n 2 days... N scared like hell.. I hope everything goes fine ... Boy these r some scary stories u ladies have shared..guesss my baby is scared inside too..he's started hicups lol

[Nickels123]

Lol all these stories are going to scare the crap out of her. The plus side is we are built for pregnancy. I don't care what anyone says I will always get the epidural if I can cause I felt everything with my son. I wanted to die lol but i did it.

[elayaa]

dont stress Hun :) theirs pain relief options available if you need them too remember. :)
i also have no pain tolerance and am now having my 3rd baby. I didnt have any pain relief with my first two and i dont plan on having any with this one. You forget about the pain and its almost instantly gone when your holding your beautiful baby after. Just get well educated on all your options during labour so you can be as comfortable as possible and know what to expect. Sorry i cant help more! good luck with it :) xxx

[Rhi315]

I had EXCRUCIATING cramps during the first 6 hrs. of every period my entire life. I stayed in my bed or on the couch and cried and wiggled in pain, they were so bad that they caused me to vomit and have diarrhea. No kind of ibuprofen even put a dent in them. I couldn't go anywhere, if I was at work or at school I always had to leave. When I got pregnant I really thought that having such horrible cramps my whole life would give kind of a one up on the pain that was headed my way with labor. Boy was I wrong. lol. I had ALL back labor. So I don't know what a regular contraction in the front feels like. But I can tell you that I was not prepared for the pain. It was nothing like a menstrual cramp and about 15x stronger too. But I hear that back labor is much worse. I'm not trying to scare you, I'm just trying to be honest. I ended up getting an epidural even though I didn't want one bc when a contraction came it paralyzed my legs and I would fall down. -___- lol. It's normal to be scared. But it's all worth it, and once you get in there you don't have the energy or the time to be scared. You just do it. You will be fine. =]

[lisa1905]

loool thanks ladies , then i am going to hell of the time. i have no pain tolerance , great yeah . i am 25 weeks ,14 to go  and getting scared more each day , at this point i want to just keep him inside lol

[Nickels123]

They do not compare to cramps if that was the case they'd give me two ibuprofen and I'd do fine during labor. It all depends on your pain tolerance. BH don't compare to them  either. The worse part for me was having a contraction and having the monitors on your belly the baby hated it and during a contraction I just wanted to rip it off.

[PetiteWonder]

lol i think it depends on the person... but i believe most people will stay they wont compare..

the early cramps you get like at 34+ weeks feel like menstrual cramps but last time i checked you dont generally have a hard time focusing on breathing when you experience menstrual cramps..

the thing with labor contractions is that you get a break in between.. which really helps to get through them.. of course some people are  not as lucky and have contractions that last 1 min 30 seconds and come every 2 minutes a part so really there break is 30 seconds.

i just know there was a point where i was in the tub during labor and the hot water triggered my contractions to get stronger and more frequent.. and the heat + that made me want to puke so bad...