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AnnBrunoXO
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Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
I've been feeling slight cramps all day - more so right now - they kinda feel like menstrual cramps but have been irregular and haven't tampered off. Did your first contractions / labor start off like this?
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Posted 2/13/06 8:55 PM  |
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CheeChee
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
I was induced but those first contractions were yes like menstrual cramps but like times 1000. I almost thru myself out of my hospital bed onto the floor. But i have a low threshold for pain too... 
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| Posted 2/13/06 8:58 PM |
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Elizabeth
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Even though both of my labors were different, the one thing that was the same was I could feel the pain in my kidney area, not just in front. Good Luck though...you never know!
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| Posted 2/13/06 9:03 PM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Hmmmm... yes, kind of. It started as light menstrual-like cramps the night before. Then, when I woke up at 5am it became more intense. I knew it was labor when I could feel my whole belly tighten and I felt the most intense pain that ran all the way from my lower abdomen to my lower back... it took my breath away.
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| Posted 2/13/06 9:08 PM |
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monkeybride
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Mine did not. My first contractions were clearly labor contractions. No mistaking them whatsoever. It did take a couple of days for them to get close together and regulate into "real" labor.
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| Posted 2/13/06 9:12 PM |
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Adri
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Yes, mine did... although I felt cramps the week before I went t labor. That day I started feeling cramps at 5 pm and at 9 pm they became really strong, so I knew that hose were contractions.
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| Posted 2/13/06 9:20 PM |
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MrsR
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Mine didn't - my water broke and BOOM - full on contractions 2 minutes apart...there was NO mistaking them!
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| Posted 2/13/06 9:25 PM |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Posted by Bxgell2
Hmmmm... yes, kind of. It started as light menstrual-like cramps the night before. Then, when I woke up at 5am it became more intense. I knew it was labor when I could feel my whole belly tighten and I felt the most intense pain that ran all the way from my lower abdomen to my lower back... it took my breath away.
First pregnancy water broke & then it started just like Bxgell2 posted above.
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| Posted 2/13/06 9:48 PM |
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btrflygrl
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
yes...I was experiencing menstrual like cramps for several weeks before my induction. They slowly increased in intensity and frequency.
In actual labor, it was like that but more intense and came at regular intervals (3-4 minutes) and lasted 70 seconds but it was berable until they broke my water
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| Posted 2/13/06 10:08 PM |
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steph4777
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Mine started out like menstral cramps and then they started to radiate to my lower back. I labored 8 hours at home and once it started consistently I was able to time them from 9 min to 6 min apart.
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| Posted 2/13/06 10:26 PM |
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paulandles912
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Posted by nrthshgrl
Posted by Bxgell2
Hmmmm... yes, kind of. It started as light menstrual-like cramps the night before. Then, when I woke up at 5am it became more intense. I knew it was labor when I could feel my whole belly tighten and I felt the most intense pain that ran all the way from my lower abdomen to my lower back... it took my breath away.
First pregnancy water broke & then it started just like Bxgell2 posted above.
Same for me. My contractions were never more than 5 minutes apart right after my water broke. They just increased in intensity.
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| Posted 2/14/06 9:27 AM |
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lmb03
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
Posted by btrflygrl
yes...I was experiencing menstrual like cramps for several weeks before my induction. They slowly increased in intensity and frequency.
Mine was very similar
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| Posted 2/14/06 9:43 AM |
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iffer042373
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
yes I went into a nesting phase and cleaned for hours then when I was finally done I took a shower and started watching tv and felt cramps but they were stronger then menstrual cramps but not that much stronger and as the time went on they got stronger
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| Posted 2/14/06 2:37 PM |
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dawnie
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Re: Mommies - Did your contractions start off as menstrual cramps?
My back labor felt nothing like menstrual cramps!
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