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05mommy09
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What exactly does...
a REAL contraction feel like???
The last 2 times I went to the DR she asked if I was having any contractions..and I kinda just looked at here with a blank stare...
Obviously I havent had any effective ones..because Ive made no progress at all..but I would kinda like to know what to expect..
Is it at all like the BH...just like a feeling of the baby rolling into a ball..into one area..and everything tightening up...or is it more like AF cramps...?
TIA
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Posted 9/21/05 7:23 AM  |
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Nancy
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Re: What exactly does...
Some people never know they are having them and do not feel much of anything in the beginning. I wish I were that lucky.
The best way I can describe them is a cramping feeling in your back (like you are going to get AF) and then a burning sensation that crosses over the stomach in waves.
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| Posted 9/21/05 7:31 AM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: What exactly does...
Well, last night they hooked me up to the monitor and I could see when I was contracting so now I know what it really feels like! It does feel like BH... everything tightens a little, almost like when the baby stretches inside of you. A few seconds after I feel the tightening then I feel some cramps in my abdomen like AF cramps, and then it wraps around to my back, which tightens a little and gives off a dull aching sensation. And then it goes away... be happy that you don't feel anything! Some women don't! My mom NEVER felt labor contractions, the lucky thing. I thought I'd be lucky enough to follow in her footsteps, but unfortunately no such luck!
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| Posted 9/21/05 9:05 AM |
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ckdk
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Re: What exactly does...
what is BH? 
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| Posted 9/21/05 9:11 AM |
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Bxgell2
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Re: What exactly does...
Posted by ckdk
what is BH?
It's a "braxton hicks" contraction... it's not a real contraction that accompanies labor or brings on dilation. It's what they nickname a "fake" contraction. You start getting them usually in the third trimester, and it's almost like you're body practicing for the real deal. It feels like you're tummy tightening like a contraction but there usually isn't any or much pain associated with it...
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| Posted 9/21/05 9:32 AM |
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ckdk
My girls
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Cheryl
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Re: What exactly does...
Posted by Bxgell2
Posted by ckdk
what is BH?
It's a "braxton hicks" contraction... it's not a real contraction that accompanies labor or brings on dilation. It's what they nickname a "fake" contraction. You start getting them usually in the third trimester, and it's almost like you're body practicing for the real deal. It feels like you're tummy tightening like a contraction but there usually isn't any or much pain associated with it...
Thanks, I knew what Braxton Hicks were, I just couldn't figure out the lingo 
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| Posted 9/21/05 12:25 PM |
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