contractions

[Dessypoobear]

Hi ladies I was wondering what contractions felt like. Not Braxton Hicks but real contractions

[MommyOfMandA]

Yeah, they feel like really bad period cramps. You almost just curl up and don't move until it's over because of the intensity. Real contractions get worse as time goes on and their spacing gets closer together. Braxton hicks can feel the same, like bad cramps, but there is usually no pattern to them, they do not get worse, and they do not get closer together.

[victoria0910]

Braxton hicks is your uterus preparing I guess. They're fake contractions and shouldn't hurt just make your belly hard as a rock

[victoria0910]

even if you're having real contractions the hospital won't keep you unless you can't walk or talk through them

[Kristen_bel]

Hey I'm only 12 weeks right now and trying to get some information. What is a Braxton hicks?

[Dessypoobear]

My stomach has been cramping and I feel like I have gas but I don't.. happened the other day too..my stomach also gets tight

[Mommy_Daddy_2]

Extremely severe period cramps! They hurt bad enough to make you double over and cry and not be able to move.  

[victoria0910]

And my belly gets hard to just like with Braxton hicks except it hurts

[victoria0910]

I think they feel like bad period cramps

[Dessypoobear]

Bump