welcome I know it's hard the first time around or even after years from having another child but timing is the key also look out for other things like the bloody show and leaking or water breakong
honestly I think everyone and every pregnancy the contractions are different my first started in my sides just a dull achy pain then got stronger my daughter's was my belly got real tight on top and the pain shot down to my pelvic bone and hips the only good way to know is by timing then if they are constant and have a pattern then what you are feeling is probably contractions. alot of people say it feels like period cramps but I have never had those so when I was a ftm it was hard to know what they were one thing is for sure real contractions don't go away when you start labor they get worse and become closer and closer in time
Having some pretty intense constant lower back pain and maybe super light contractions. But can't tell because the back pain is way over powering contractions so I'm walking around my room to see if they get worse.

Ladies I would like to introduce my babygirl. Came to the hospital and was having full blown contractions and doctor decided to operate me. My delivery was so painful I felt everything.
Dulce Veronica
July10,2019
6lbs 3oz
5:17am
I know I've posted this before but when your water was leaking did it stay leaking or just with movements or what? Did you get contractions shortly after or no? I rolled out of bed and felt warmth leak out but Idk if it was possibly urine or what...never had it happen. It didn't smell like anything really...I know I should either call l&d or go in but I just want some experiences please. I want to wait a bit just in case it's nothing.
just did my glucose test and im so amped up on sugar right now...i keep shutting my eyes to doze off and then i get extremely awake again! lol i started having Braxton Hicks contractions from the intensity of it meanwhile my son was kicking my guts in half. lol it was like Tang times 10!! i loved it... 💗😂😴😲

!!!!LABOR STORY!!!!
Saturday at 1AM, lost my mucus plug/bloody show, and I was freaking out! A couple of hours later I had cramping, but felt like BH just a little stronger. They came and went, but felt stronger with each hour. Didn't sleep that whole night! I called the midwife at my hospital and told her I lost it and was having really bad cramping and she told me I was fine and was prob just having BH contractions.
The next day I was having what I thought were strong BH contractions every 10-...
Mine literally felt like my body was ripping in half. Like my entire girls parts were about to come flying out of me. It's a pain that you'll know when you feel it.