Are period cramps considered labor pains?

Question

Keep getting cramps that feel like a bad period. I'm 36+5.

Answer

I get period cramps all the time. My labor was like stabbing pains

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period cramp x trillion that's what labor pains to me 😂🤣

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That's what my contractions felt like. I was literally 7 cm and only had period like pains. My doctor broke my water and that's when I could actually feel the pain of the contractions. For me that was the only indication I was in labor. I had been 4 cm since 36 weeks and ended up going into labor at 37 weeks. If I hadn't been hooked up to a machine at the hospital and knew when I was having a contractions I wouldn't have known what to look for when I was going into actual labor. So yes I would say period cramps could be a huge indicator for labor.

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When I went into labor I woke up with the worst cramps ever. Felt like period cramps times 100000. I was past due so I knew it was time. Now I am 36 weeks and have cramps sometimes,  but nothing compared to what I felt when I went into labor. But I’ll vote yes.

Are period cramps considered labor pains?

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