Every night for the last three nights between 2am and 3am I wake up to crippling pain in my abdomen it wraps around me like menstrual cramps front and back and descends down my front into my crotch. It wasn't until the wave of it hit that I knew this was a contraction.

For the last few weeks I've been worried that I wouldn't know what contractions felt like thus I wouldn't know what to look out for.

But this pain comes in harsh waves starts lesser rising to a climax of agony and then lessening again. Then a beautiful break, a short period of comfort before the next wave hits.

This happened every 3 to 5 minutes for about 30 to 35 minutes. Each night I'd roll through the pain grab my hubby's arm and squeeze. He holds me and tells me how it will get better and I'm gonna be ok. Last night I tried to get up and walk to the bathroom in the middle of one because I was sure I was going to pee myself!

But I couldn't walk and ended up finishing my contraction on the floor next to the bed.

I can't believe these will get worse as dilation continues. They are already so awful.

I asked my doula what was going on and she says my body is getting ready and practicing for labor. 😱😱😱😱

36weeks with my first. I'm freaking out.

Ladies are you freaking out? We are gonna be mommies! Or mommies again very soon.