What do contractions actually feel like?
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Mine were stomach tightening with a sharp period like pain that kinda went worse to a peak then down again lasting about 60 seconds each time… people experience different sensations/pain though… my pain was low down at the front xx
Mine were ALL period pain type pains. First you couldn't time them at all. Was a dull ache, came and went. Then, when in early labour, I could tell they were timeable. I bailed out at 6cm dilated and got an epidural, so I can't tell you after that, but I didn't get any at the top part of my belly at all. It's different for everyone though!
Mine felt exactly like I needed to poo like trapped wind pain etc and came and went every 4 minutes.
I woke up to what I thought were contractions at about 2 AM and they died out eventually as I forced myself to sleep - I got really excited that it was happening for me 😬😭
@Zeynep this happened to me a few nights ago! Still pregnant and I’m over it!! 41 weeks today
@Keely arghhh 😭😭 I was in pain at 2 AM but was so hopeful, felt so disappointed when I woke up realising I fell asleep 😂
@Zeynep this was the exact same for me unfortunately! I’m so over it but hopefully will be true labour for us soon!
@Keely did you also have a sweep by any chance? This was me post sweep which I had yesterday morning
@Zeynep yes I’ve now had 3 sweeps but that happened to be the night after my second sweep!
@Keely hmm interesting! I guess the sweeps did set something in motion but not full force. I will do a big walk today and continue on the yoga ball. Fingers crossed for us 👌🏻
@Zeynep keep me updated if you can! How far are you now?
@Keely you too! I am 40+3. Yesterday was my first actual sweep, I was told I am 1 cm dilated. Previous sweeps didn’t work on the 10th and 15th
@Zeynep ahh I’ve also been 1cm for all my sweeps this week! It’s so frustrating because it’s feels so close but soo far away!
@Keely I was fully closed for a while until yesterday - I did one solid 1h30 mins walk constantly elevated the day before. I feel like it did the trick for me
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@Zeynep yep we have also been doing a 1 hour walk daily!
Following! I got my first successful sweep today and whilst I have some overall tightening down there, it’s nothing lasts over 10 seconds max. From what I understand, contractions feel like overall stomach tightening which I don’t have - although my stomach feels tight now