please answer.

[shaymich2015]

I am either having the world's strongest gas pains or these contractions are getting super strong! Did anyone else's contractions feel like horribly strong gas pains? Super sharp? They come and go. It literally feels like someone is taking a knife to my uterus all the up my sides into my arms. Please answer. I need to know if this could just be bc I'm super gassy or my contractions are getting stronger... I'm literally in tears... and my husband is sleeping but I just want him to rub my back...

[shaymich2015]

Oh okay. I'm 61%effaced and 1 cm dilated..

[wiggles2015]

I'm dilated to a 3 60% effaced

[shaymich2015]

Oh okay. Are you dilated or effaced?

[wiggles2015]

Yes mine were pretty much like that. At first mine felt like really bad gas but then it turned to really bad period like cramps. Started from my back and reached to my belly. Yea mine are about 15 mins apart but my husband made me go in even tho I told him they'd just send me home

[shaymich2015]

So yours felt like horribly strong gas pains too? Mine are about 8 minutes apart.. so I know they'd send me home

[wiggles2015]

I'm 36 weeks been having contractions all day. Went to hospital sent me home because they aren't close enough together. I've never had gas hurt that bad I mean gas hurts but I've never felt has that bad doing I were you I'd either call your doctor and see what they say or go in and get checked