I was induced so in the beginning with pitocin I felt tightening and then they started bumping up the level. soft cramps were next, then hard cramps then the pain started feeling like I ate sonething bad so I was using the bathroom then it intensified to where I had to grip on to something. Pretty much in the end it will have you want to get an epidural then I felt the urge to push and my water exploded then next thing you know 3 pushes later and a lot of screaming at the nurses and doctor my little alarm clock was born :)