So, what the heck is the difference between all of these things? I am finding information on the internet; some useful and some conflicting...which does me absolutely no good. I am hoping you ladies that have gone through this stuff and whom I trust can help me out. :)
I have absolutely no idea what to expect but I am feeling some sharper movements (which I just assumed was the baby moving). The doctor asked me last week if I've had any contractions yet and I just looked at her like a deer in headlights and then responed, "I don't know...what do they feel like?" Her wise answer was that they feel similar to menstral cramps...um, problem: I've never experienced those either. I think the unknown is the worst for my personality...grr. Any advice would be appreciated.
(Oh, and look at that: 2 posts in the same month...must be some sort of record!)
I thought I hadn't had any contractions until I was induced. Then I was like "oh yeah, I have had these". I went in with Claire thinking I was in labor, but what I found out is that they need to be frequent (5 or less minutes apart) and hurt like hell. My were frequent, but the nurse sent me home because they should cause you to grip something...hope that helps...
ReplyDeleteI am not going to be much help because I did not feel any contractions before being induced. Even after being induced, I did not recognize the feeling as something I had experienced before. Everyone kept describing it to me as your whole stomach tightens up...
ReplyDeleteI DO know that the "real" thing was pretty significant. I am not sure that I would have mistaken it for anything else. That being said, my mother told me that she just kept complaining of a stomachache and her friend starting "timing" her stomachaches. Sure enough, she was in labor.