Can anyone tell me what a contraction feels like.. Sometimes I feel like I pulled a muscle and that someone is squeezing them inside my abdomen. and menstrual cramps times 100000. These are contractions correct?
2007-08-08 06:15:38 · 17 answers · asked by moreliazmommy 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Yeah pretty much. They start out feeling exactly like period cramps but gradually become more intense. It feels like your uterus is soo tight that it's going to rip into!
2007-08-08 06:19:24 · answer #1 · answered by ? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a contraction... there are two types of contractions that most people dont know about..
I had braxton hicks contractions for a month before I went in labor and didnt even know it!
It feels like the baby is pushing against your stomach and it hardens for a while. It's not really painful at first, but when you get it often (braxton hicks) it gets sore as if you had done a million pushups.
The other type of contrations is called back labor. This is when you are in labor, and you have extreme back pain, and lower abdominal cramps. I had back labor, very different than the contractions I was used to having for almost 2 months prior.
I didnt realize I was having contractions, as I was expecting my stomach to tighten up and hurt, until the doctor told me my back pain and cramps was contractions.
2007-08-08 06:25:18 · answer #2 · answered by Mami 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes the real contractions feels a lot like menstrual cramps and poo cramps TOGETHER but 10-20 times worse
2007-08-08 06:40:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that sounds like contractions.
I had one child without medication and the other 2 with as much as they'd give me.....
When I gave birth unmedicated at first it was small tight squeezes, as labor progressed I felt like an almost empty tube of toothpaste...you know when you pinch the tube and squeeze downward to get the last bit....
Get an epidural. You'll love it!!!
2007-08-08 06:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by blueink 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To tell you the truth, its so hard to explain what a contraction feels like to anyone, and I love your description which doesn't really help anyone who has never had one, so yeah I reckon you are contracting . Good Luck if it's labour and Good Luck for later if it Braxton Hicks
2007-08-08 06:26:47 · answer #5 · answered by Kysalin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As my wife described it, it's like menstrual cramps but much worse, and it radiates toward your back & legs, and they become more frequent, more intense, and last longer as time goes by.
2007-08-08 06:17:48 · answer #6 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That sounds like a contraction to me! It will also feel like a pain in your lower bakc and upper legs.
2007-08-08 06:19:14 · answer #7 · answered by Theresa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yup, sounds like it. But they may be braxton-hicks contractions, not true labour... only way to tell is if they're getting more intense and more frequent.
2007-08-08 06:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by spiffy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
im glad you asked bc i am currently thirty weeks and have been having horrible BH since yesterday and today they are worse..i feel em in my back and also i feel like i have menstrual cramps although no bleeding..it sucks azz.
2007-08-08 06:33:14 · answer #9 · answered by chichibaby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with all the answers. It is a most horrible pain but you will forget all about after you hold that sweet little one in your arms.
2007-08-08 06:27:37 · answer #10 · answered by cswint2000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋