What did labor feel like for you?

[madquig]

37 weeks, and having lots of pressure/pain/tightening. I think I'm having random contractions, but I don't know if they're actual contractions. Nothing consistent. Also having more discharge the last few days. Wondering what the first signs of labor were for you? Thanks, mommas! :)

[BlessedGlory]

I dt knw how some pple could describe it, its undescribable for me. I can say that its hella painful and take your breathe away in the process. Pple used to tell that it wasnt too bad with my first, but hey I had to experience for myself. Mine started with severe stomach and back ache

[LynxLove]

I had rythmic tightness and I could feel the bump get rock hard. They became real once I couldn't talk (or do anything but focus on breathing). Since everyone has different pain tolerances, don't use a level of pain as a guide if they are real.

[Enacamel123]

With my first two my water broke. With my third and fourth I had crazy painful contractions. I'm wondering what number 5 will be like lol

[MrsWilcoxson]

I didn't know I was in labor until my water broke. I thought I was having braxton Hicks because of the pressure and tightening.

[dianaexoh]

I had intense back pain the night beforehand and morning of, then contractions started. It was my first, but those contractions were unlike any I'd felt prior, so it was like "holy ****, this is labor". Generally labor makes itself pretty well known, but it can be hard to distinguish from pains of your body prepping for it if you haven't experienced it before.