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Childbirth

So what does a contraction actually feel like (kinda urgent)?!

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Tabs · 08/02/2006 06:44

Ladies - hoping you can help if anyone's actually logged in at this time of the morning.

Currently 6 days overdue, and have developed a pain over the last hour and a half that I haven't had before, but isn't quite how I'd expected a contraction to be, so not sure if it is or not.

Have been having lots of Braxton Hicks the last few days, where bump goes really hard and tight, and from what I've been told was expecting a real contraction to be similar, but starting more at bottom of bump and hurting a bit (or lot!!).

Now getting pain in bottom of bump, prob about every 6-8 mins or so (though still a bit irregular), but bump doesn't seem to be going tight at all. So could this be a real contraction?

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foundintranslation · 08/02/2006 06:47

Probably!

Tabs · 08/02/2006 06:52

Cheers! Perhaps I'll go take a bath. Timed the last 3 at 4 mins apart, but they don't seem bad enough to be even considering hospital at the moment. Bad enough for me to hate the thought that they might just be a trial run though .

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BagelBird · 08/02/2006 07:26

I found it was only a couple of hours into it all that the bump went hard all over - mine started as niggly pain (like period pain) and then low bottom of bump regular pain.
A bath sounds a great idea - try to relax through the really early stages and conserve a bit of energy

bobbybobbobbingalong · 08/02/2006 07:27

Can't remember getting a hard bump at all, initial contractions felt like a dragging sensation.

But it was almost 3 years ago, and I'm amazed how little I can still remember.

mummytosteven · 08/02/2006 08:11

Yes, sounsd like contractions to me! I just felt period like pain with my contractions, rather than tightenings.

Tabs · 08/02/2006 08:18

Tabs' DH here, all happening quite quickly, off to hospital in a mo!

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caffeine · 08/02/2006 08:20

yay! good luck!

jessicaandrebeccasmummy · 08/02/2006 08:20

woo hoo!! Good luck TABS!!!

Miaou · 08/02/2006 08:23

Ohh all the best!!

hunkermunker · 08/02/2006 08:50

Sounds like how my labour with DS2 started. Don't be fooled by them not being too strong...mine weren't either until about half an hour before my waters went and baby born 15 minutes after that.

hunkermunker · 08/02/2006 08:51

Oh, and good luck and looking forward to reading your birth announcement! Exciting!

TicTac · 08/02/2006 09:27

tabs...tour in labour hun!

mummy23 · 08/02/2006 14:05

Best of Luck to you both (especially tabs).

Look forward to hearing a good birth experience!

Thinking of you at this special time of your life!

Piffle · 08/02/2006 14:06

yipppeee a baby on the way!

crazydazy · 08/02/2006 14:08

I remember a feeling of period type pain being the start of labour.

Good luck Tabs (aquarians are very intelligent)

jambuttie · 08/02/2006 14:20

wonder if theres a baby yet?

MrsDoolittle · 08/02/2006 21:42

Yep there is! Born at 4.41pm this afternoon.

mummy23 · 08/02/2006 22:05

Ahh, bless!

Hope there both doing fine, will keep an eye out for her post!

BIG CONGRATS TO TABS AND FAMILY!

crazydazy · 09/02/2006 10:33

Anyone heard from Tabs????

Congratulations

MrsDoolittle · 09/02/2006 13:17

We're still waiting for the full announcement.

wilbur · 09/02/2006 13:22

Oh I love a contraction to birth thread! Congrats Tabs - look forward to hearing the gory details...

lovecloud · 10/02/2006 20:15

luckily nature makes us forget otherwise we would not do it again.

what i remember - a pain that makes you howl

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