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Jennifer @LovingMyBabies (85923) • Valdosta, Georgia 30 Jan 16

We thought we were going to be bringing home our baby last night...but that didn't happen. I was having contractions 5-6 minutes apart for more than an hour. We went to the hospital and they hooked me up to monitors. Turns out i...

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Contractions Have Started!

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 19 Sep 15

My sister in law messaged me last night that she has started to get lower back pain and some pain on her stomach. She is pregnant and due anytime, so I am pretty sure she will be going into labor one week earlier than expected....

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Braxton Hicks Contractions vs When then baby came

sedel1027 @sedel1027 (17846) • Cupertino, California 16 Dec 09

I am pregnant with baby #2. With my son I don't recall having any Braxton Hicks contractions at all and he was born on his due date. He is almost 11, so it is possible I have forgotten With this baby for the last 2...

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How long was your labour time - was it normal or c-sec??

buzzmehere @buzzmehere (743) • Singapore 17 Apr 09

well i am so curious to know from you all how it was when u had ur contractions. did u get ur contractions, did ur water break first, was urs induced labour. or was it a c-sec?? do share with me friends. and give me ur experiences...

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how do contractions feel? im 36 weeks pregnant with my first daughter....

claudiamac @claudiamac (154) • United States 5 Apr 09

im really curious about how im gonna feel when i start getting contractions, i feel my stomach gettting reaaaally hard sometimes, but it doesnt hurt...is that a contraction???? i would love to know how different women were feeling...

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Becoming A Mother

stardustw83 @stardustw83 (435) • United States 30 Dec 08

I am about to become a mother for the first time and im extremly excited besides being placed on bed rest for the next few weeks till the baby is born. What i was wondering is I always hear all the stories of contractions starting...

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Braxton-Hicks Contractions --- Question regarding this

seasons1981 @seasons1981 (299) • United States 13 Sep 08

Okay, so for the last week I have been trying to have a garage/yard sale... this means I am doing everything by myself (pulling the tables out, moving all the boxes into the yard and organizing the clothes and accessories) since...

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Contractions were stopped

webeishere @webeishere (36313) • United States 23 Aug 08

Well I just talked with my daughter (minnie) and she was out of it sounding. They gave her the shot to stop the contactions and that has worked. She is still fairly cramped and can barely stand up so they are keeping an eye on...

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are these contractions

blancanieve2009 @blancanieve2009 (63) • United States 12 Nov 07

I dont know if im having real contractions or just Braxton Hix. My stomach will get real tight, and it will last for like 1-2 minutes then they wont come for like another 15-20 min. Itll feel real painful like a cramp, and...

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What does a contraction feel like?

hollydeleon86 @hollydeleon86 (17) • United States 21 Jun 07

I'm almost 8 months pregnant, and sometimes I think I am having Braxton-Hicks contractions, but I can't be sure. I have never been given an example of what they feel like. Let me know what your experience was with this.

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How did your contractions feel?

mflower2053 @mflower2053 (3223) • United States 28 May 07

I want to know all the different way a contraction can feel so I can know if I'm really have contractions or not. I don't feel then often so I need some help ladies. Thanks for the information it will be really helpful.

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Scheduled C-section but gone into labor?

mflower2053 @mflower2053 (3223) • United States 21 May 07

I'm scheduled for a c-section on June 12. My doctor told me that if I go into labor before to go into the hospital and they will do the c-section before. I'm worried because I haven't been feeling the contractions but I have been...

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Do you all remember how your contractions felt?

cynddvs @cynddvs (2948) • United States 1 May 07

I just went to a friends baby shower tonight. Just as she was opening her gifts she started going into labor. Her contractions started getting so strong and close together she couldn't tell when one would end and one would begin....

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Are these contractions?

astromama @astromama (1221) • United States 17 Apr 07

I've been having really strange sensations in my entire abdominal region for a few days now... some feel like cramps, other times it feels like a numbing sensation at the top of my uterus. Kind of a spreading, numb feeling. I've...

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Do you think the girl who had hiccups for weeks was faking it?

ArienKing @ArienKing (4647) • India 13 Apr 07

A 15-year-old girl who has been hiccupping nonstop for nearly four weeks said people suggesting she is faking the condition are ignorant. Jennifer Mee has had blood tests, a CT scan and an MRI since the fits started. Drugs haven't...

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What is the difference between an actual contraction and a baby's kick ?

catcai @catcai (1056) • Philippines 26 Feb 07

Hi everyone, this is my first pregnancy and im just really not sure that when my tummy aches i can't tell if its just the baby kicking or im actually having contractions, i dont know the difference between the two- are they...

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Labor @ 26weeks? I'm scared!

cassiem0221 @cassiem0221 (274) • United States 19 Feb 07

This past Friday was a rough day. I woke up feeling cramps so after several hours decided to go into the hospital ER to be checked. Only to discover that I was in labor! Contractions were pretty strong and I had dialated to a one....

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Natural or Meds?

cajunmomma @cajunmomma (624) • United States 2 Oct 06

I am currently preggie with my second child. I want to go natural, like last time, but the last time I did get the...

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