This is my first child so I’m not quite sure what contractions feel like.. My OB said it feels like extremely bad menstrual cramps, but I’ve been cramping since she did the membrane sweep yesterday. Some advice please?
@albertrettazariah1386, I think he’s just moving and hitting a nerve. For the past few days I haven’t been able to lay on my right side because he’ll move and I’ll get a sharp pain in my side/back. I wasn’t sure if it was a nerve he was on or possibly back labor
I had contractions in my belly and also back labor. For me contractions came as a sharp tightening pain. The would peak and slowly ease up and they would come in a pattern.
start timing them, i was like that and i was in early labor than when the contractions got stronger i knew right away it was time to head out . They feel really intense sometimes you can’t catch your breath. Hope everything goes smooth for you, if you are really worried it will not hurt to go get checked at l&d
Have you been timing? General rule is 5-1-1. 5 minutes apart, 1 minute long, for 1 hour. Once they’re the real deal you feel like you can’t breathe or talk through them.