for 2nd time or more Mummies out there

Lozzy_Loo · Aug 3rd, 2011, 03:35 AM

I just wondered if you could describe what real contractions feel like?

And did you know that LO was coming??

I know BH's are uncomfortable but are real contractions just the same thing but painful? Where abouts is the pain, in your lady bits or on bumpy??

holl1109 · Aug 3rd, 2011, 04:35 AM

When they started they are barely there and hard to time but when they got going all I can describe it as is feeling like you have a bad case of a belly ache. I kept thinking I needed to poo but couldn't. X

heather91 · Aug 3rd, 2011, 04:51 AM

Hmmm early contractions id describe as period pains which increase in intensity and trail off like a wave. I knew it was labour because I was 40wks. The tightening wasn't noticable until later stages and really felt nothing at all like BH x

sam#3 · Aug 3rd, 2011, 04:53 AM

I just 'knew' with mine that it was the real thing, and also because they built up in intensity and became regular i knew they weren't BH.

Where the pain is will depend on the position of the baby, if baby is back to back you are likely to have more pain in your back than front.

I would say the pain was over my bump and low down on my belly but didnt really feel any pain in my vag until transition

sinead266 · Aug 3rd, 2011, 04:54 AM

I had all back labour so no pain anywhere but lower back which felt like someone trying to rip my spine out, also stomach goes really hard during contractions aswell

heather91 · Aug 3rd, 2011, 04:55 AM

DD was back to back but I didn't feel any pain in my back, just hips and where your uterus would be if you're not pregnan. Guess it depends on the person! X

CatherineK · Aug 3rd, 2011, 05:02 AM

My real contractions didn't feel anything like BH, but like the above poster said, everyone is different! One person may feel something completely different than the other. Mine were like building menstrual cramps at first, then pretty much got stronger and wrapped around my whole lower belly and back.

Louise-B · Aug 3rd, 2011, 05:08 AM

I had back labour and it was all in my lower back. I didn't have any tightenings or anything in my belly at all - so much so in fact that no-one in the hospital believed I was in labour because the monitor showed nothing! It was only when I said I needed to push that they decided to examine me and said "oh, I can see the head".

So it really is different for everyone, and I am guessing it is different for subsequent labours for the same woman too. xxx

BabyJ'sMummy · Aug 3rd, 2011, 05:12 AM

I was induced so didn't have the build up of pain, all of a sudden I had very strong contractions, so it will be interesting for me this time if I go naturally to see the difference. From my experience they were like very very intense period pains. I didn't have any back pain during labour xxx

bluehorse · Aug 3rd, 2011, 05:48 AM

Everyone experiences early labour differently but for me...

4pm: I started noticing that I was getting BH contractions at regular intervals. They weren't painful just very regular. I started timing them and found them to be exactly every 7 minutes.
Between 4 and 6pm: They started getting more intense and uncomfortable.
By about 6.30: Closer together (every 5 minutes) and quite painful.
By 10.00pm: They were every 4 minutes and very painful (had to breathe through them!) I went into hospital but was sent home as I was only 1cm dilated!

She wasn't born until 5pm the next day!

Aug 3rd, 2011, 03:35 AM	#1
Lozzy_Loo Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Derby Posts: 3,604	for 2nd time or more Mummies out there I just wondered if you could describe what real contractions feel like? And did you know that LO was coming?? I know BH's are uncomfortable but are real contractions just the same thing but painful? Where abouts is the pain, in your lady bits or on bumpy??

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Aug 3rd, 2011, 04:35 AM	#2
holl1109 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: bristol Posts: 952	When they started they are barely there and hard to time but when they got going all I can describe it as is feeling like you have a bad case of a belly ache. I kept thinking I needed to poo but couldn't. X

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sam#3 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 5,047	I just 'knew' with mine that it was the real thing, and also because they built up in intensity and became regular i knew they weren't BH. Where the pain is will depend on the position of the baby, if baby is back to back you are likely to have more pain in your back than front. I would say the pain was over my bump and low down on my belly but didnt really feel any pain in my vag until transition

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sinead266 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: green isle (ireland) Posts: 779	I had all back labour so no pain anywhere but lower back which felt like someone trying to rip my spine out, also stomach goes really hard during contractions aswell

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Aug 3rd, 2011, 04:55 AM	#6
heather91 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 2,329	DD was back to back but I didn't feel any pain in my back, just hips and where your uterus would be if you're not pregnan. Guess it depends on the person! X

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Aug 3rd, 2011, 04:51 AM	#3
heather91 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 2,329	Hmmm early contractions id describe as period pains which increase in intensity and trail off like a wave. I knew it was labour because I was 40wks. The tightening wasn't noticable until later stages and really felt nothing at all like BH x

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Aug 3rd, 2011, 05:02 AM	#7
CatherineK Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,600	My real contractions didn't feel anything like BH, but like the above poster said, everyone is different! One person may feel something completely different than the other. Mine were like building menstrual cramps at first, then pretty much got stronger and wrapped around my whole lower belly and back.

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Aug 3rd, 2011, 05:08 AM	#8
Louise-B Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 513	I had back labour and it was all in my lower back. I didn't have any tightenings or anything in my belly at all - so much so in fact that no-one in the hospital believed I was in labour because the monitor showed nothing! It was only when I said I needed to push that they decided to examine me and said "oh, I can see the head". So it really is different for everyone, and I am guessing it is different for subsequent labours for the same woman too. xxx

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Aug 3rd, 2011, 05:12 AM	#9
BabyJ'sMummy Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,212	I was induced so didn't have the build up of pain, all of a sudden I had very strong contractions, so it will be interesting for me this time if I go naturally to see the difference. From my experience they were like very very intense period pains. I didn't have any back pain during labour xxx

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Aug 3rd, 2011, 05:48 AM	#10
bluehorse Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1,238	Everyone experiences early labour differently but for me... 4pm: I started noticing that I was getting BH contractions at regular intervals. They weren't painful just very regular. I started timing them and found them to be exactly every 7 minutes. Between 4 and 6pm: They started getting more intense and uncomfortable. By about 6.30: Closer together (every 5 minutes) and quite painful. By 10.00pm: They were every 4 minutes and very painful (had to breathe through them!) I went into hospital but was sent home as I was only 1cm dilated! She wasn't born until 5pm the next day!

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