What do contractions feel like to you?

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Every time I have an appointment woth my midwife she asks if I have any contractions...I always say no, because I don't even know what they would feel like? 
Sometimes a get almost like a tight cramp-like feeling? Could that be it? Or would I know?? Even with Braxton hicks, I have no clue!!
Btw in 34 weeks if that helps lol?

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Someone said to me it's like your stomach shrink wrapping your baby. Just yes!

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To me..braxton hicks feel like tightening of your abdomen but no pain. Real but "early" contractions that happen 4-5 min apart lasting 30 seconds feel like someone dropped a big bag of spicy peppers in my abdomen 😅😂😱😱

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Like a cramp and your stomach gets hard

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I've never had any..but my midwife told me to look for like period cramps, lower back pain that goes in and out consistent with cramping, or feeling your belly tighten.

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Agreed with everything everyone said. Also, sometimes when the stomach tightens, it can get difficult to breath depending on how strong the contraction is.

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Like menstral cramps but also tightening of ur belly.

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Great examples Chelsea and Maria. Just like that. It sucks. It will almost stop you in your tracks. I have 3 kids.

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To me it kind of feels like a muscle cramp and my stomach goes really hard...

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