Early contractions may feel like period pain. You may have cramps or backache, or both. Or you may just have aching or heaviness in the lower part of your tummy. For some women, contractions are regular and painful from the start, from when the cervix starts to open (dilate).
What will they feel like and how painful will they be?
I could feel my stomach harden and felt the contraction start at my back and move round. If period pains were one on the scale, contractions were 00000. Moms share their detailed descriptions of what labor really feels like. What does labor actually feel like ? Labor is like a box of.
The way a contraction feels is different for each woman, and may feel different from one pregnancy to the next. But labor contractions usually cause discomfort or a dull ache in your back and lower abdomen, along with pressure in the pelvis.
Some women describe contractions as strong menstrual cramps. Apr This is a common worry for first-time mums, but once labour really gets. I do feel contractions, severe headache . Apr Every mom-to-be has wondered what childbirth is going to feel like.