I didn't feel cramp-like sensations or hardening until later on. As I progressed, I definitely felt the tightening, hardening feeling with intense cramps but all in my abdomen area With this one, I have been having BH contractions for quite some time.
They began early on for me and the sensation felt like the baby was doing a twirling or twisting motion. Eventually, I realized that they were BH contractions and felt the classic hardening, tightening in my abdomen. It was that menstrual cramp feeling in the beginning, though, that distinguished them from the Braxton Hicks cramps I'd had through the pregnancy and let me know it was "real" labor. Once I was about halfway dilated it felt like one big constant contraction, with no rest in between, even though the monitors showed a brief break between them.
The contractions felt different with my second birth, though, and I wasn't sure I was really in labor. They didn't feel the same way they did the first time around, and my BH contractions had been so intense and uncomfortable painful, not just the tightening feeling the last month or two of my pregnancy, that I constantly felt like I was in early labor.
My baby was "sunny side up" that time too, so more of the pain was in my back. My mother and mother-in-law had told me they never knew when they were having contractions, just felt the pressure of pushing at the end. That astonished me. My mom literally never knew when she was having contractions, just knew that she 'felt funny. I had a c-section after pushing non medicated for 5 hours with my fat, 9lb 37 week direct OP baby occiput posterior -- baby who is facing up instead of back , and a non-medicated VBAC with my second, so feel like I really got a sense of what things felt like.
They started as menstrual cramps, and an ache in my lower back, moving around and increasing in intensity deep in my pelvis. I did not have back labor with either, even the OP babe. I have to say that I did not think they were that bad, I mean, intense, yes, requiring deep focus and coping, yes, but the worst pain I ever felt? It was very freeing to surrender to the contractions, doing whatever felt good, no matter how crazy or silly it seemed.
Labors last about 36 hours each, in both labors, I immersed myself in the tub, completely, except for my nose, when I had the intense contractions, removing all the sensory stimulation, ears underwater, eyes closed, remaining really loose. Alternately, I did a lot of deep vocalization. As I said, hard, yes, intense, yes, all encompassing, yes, body wracking, yes, but incredibly painful -- no. If I could, I would labor and birth once a year! No pregnancy, no baby to keep, just a big ole labor and birth!
It was the hardest, most intense, but doable work I have ever done! Tags Birth Birth stories Coping with pain Contraction. Lamaze Home Contact Us Login. Return to Giving Birth with Confidence. Theme picker. Contact author Message sent. Name: Please enter your name. Please enter your name. I had contractions every two or three minutes for 14 hours and 45 minutes.
It hurts so much, my epidural did nothing—it was like putting a bandage on an amputated limb. After the first time, I threw up. I remember crying and asking my friend if it was too late to change my mind. I might have PTSD from those contractions.
It was as if a ball was being inflated inside my womb and then being slowly deflated. After two minutes, the ball was being inflated and deflated again. When labor begins, the baby is moving through the birth canal, which is what makes you feel like you must push.
It can take hours or days, but it all depends on how fast the baby wants to enter this world. You will then experience a love like no other! I describe contractions as someone inside of me taking their two hands and pulling my vagina apart. This was up and down. The relaxation after a contraction was misleading and created an anxiety of the anticipation of pain to come.
The pain is also different for each person. I lucked out and was able to sleep through them the entire evening and set the alarm to wake myself up to see if they were still happening every five minutes.
Both times, I sent my husband to go to work or to a movie—he refused and took us to the hospital to welcome our baby. Giving birth What do contractions feel like?
These little devils are really painful. Moving into different positions could ease some of the pain. Try walking, squatting, lunging, sitting on a ball or doing pelvic tilts. What Do Contractions Feel Like? Contractions are a major part of labor.
Here's info how to know if they're real and what they feel like. Babylist editors love baby gear and independently curate their favorite products to share with you. If you buy something through links on our site, Babylist may earn a commission. What is a Contraction? They get stronger: These contractions get more and more intense as time goes on.
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