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Your doctor says contractions will be part of your labor, but if you've never been pregnant before, how can you know what a contraction feels like and whether or not you're even having one? Here, moms who've been there share their pain.
What Does a Contraction Feel Like?
Posted by Suzanne Murray
on December 8, 2009 at 7:39 AM
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Suzanne Murray
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Comments (5)
Trust me, when you feel a contraction, you will know. If you are not sure if it is a contraction, it's probably not.
I say a contraction feels like a menstrual cramp in the beginning. And as time passes they still feel like cramps but with alot more pressure. They can hurt!!!
Well I dint had them with my DD 9 years ago but I did had them with my DS last year. To me they felt like REALLY BAD menstrual cramps that dint went away. I felt my belly wrinkle and each time it hurt more and more my guts. At 8cm I felt a burning sensation down there and all that and I ended up being a emergency c-section lol
For those who say they feel like menstrual cramps...I've never had a menstrual cramp like that in my life. It is a very intense tightening and releasing of your uterus. Hard to compare it to anything, just know they HURT!!
It felt like bad gas pain to me.
krystel, that's so not true. I didn't know that I was having contractions until I was TOLD I was. Everyone's body is different. I didn't ever feel ANY contractions until I was in transition with my SECOND child (both vaginal births, by the way).