what do contractions feel like? where do they start?

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I know it's a stupid question but I can't find anything really that tells me where I should feel contractions. 
Some say it's at the top of the bump, some say in pelvis.
Sometimes my stomach tightens and the bump gets hard is that a contraction/Brixton hicks thing???? Sorry I'm just trying to see what I should be looking out for

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The couple times ive been to triage ive been told it starts in the upper abdomen. A lot of people feel it in their lower back, but when i was having contractions it felt like the biggest trapped fart ever and my stomach was super hard and it hurt real bad.

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My contractions started out with just minimal cramping and uncomfortablness. Well after a few hours they turned into the most painful thing ever. My whole entire pregnant belly felt like it would get a giant charlie horse, it would take my breath away, just when you think the cramp couldn't get any worse it does; these contractions lasted about a min long.   Just think if you ever had food poisoning or really bad diarrhea and your stomack would cramp, its like the intensity of that cramp but it encompasses your entire pregnant belly.  Sorry not to scare you.  Everyone is different tho!!

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When I went in for my scheduled c section... the nurses told me I was having "strong" contractions every 8 mins or so.. never felt it or knew I was having contractions

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Hopefully this helps.

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My contractions started on one side of lower stomach built up to a peaking point then released out the other side of my stomach then eventually wrapped around to my lower back, my belly would get rock hard

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Early contractions don't hurt. You will feel your entire stomach harden like you've got a cannon ball or something strapped to your belly. It's weird and can sometimes be uncomfortable.

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Everyone will be different but in my experience it felt like a really bad period cramp. I was told it would be a tightening feeling across my stomach but I never experienced that and had no idea I was actually in labor at first.

what do contractions feel like? where do they start?

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