What do real contractions feel like?

Question

I get Braxton Hicks all the time and I feel it in my lower back usually when I’m in bed. Do real contractions feel like gas pains?

Answer

Mine were all in my back, felt nothing in my belly. It felt like extreme back spasms, literally like someone was drilling a hole in my spine.

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I’m wondering the same. I keep hearing about this “tightening” but I don’t know if I really feel that. I just feel the pain from like belly button down.

Answer

Period like cramps

Answer

Mine felt like extreme period cramps

What do real contractions feel like?

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