Will contractions feel the same then?

Question

I’m 36 weeks and I’ve been cramping, so I went to the hospital and it was confirmed that they were contractions. I was just wondering how different these contractions are compared to contractions when i’m in labor LABOR, like active labor. Are they a wholeeee lot worse?

Answer

I had painful contractions every once in a while with my last pregnancy that were for sure not Braxton Hicks but they were nowhere close to as painful as real labor contractions.

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It's different for everyone, but labor contractions usually intensify and get closer together. Sometimes, it makes breathing harder. If you're dehydrated or under stress, whatever the circumstance was, you might experience little contractions that don't affect you as much, they're just kind of annoying. They can be consistent or iratic.

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Absolutely! By the time your in active labor it's pretty darn hard if not impossible to distract yourself from the pain. Ya kinda just tense up and wanna die till the contraction passes and you get a break before it happens again lol

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My Braxton Hicks honestly felt nothing like real labour contractions. BH were a tightening, sometimes mildly painful cramping feeling that was fairly localized to my uterus. 
For me, real labour was like super intense pressure around my entire lower torso - back, abdomen, sides, deep into my pelvis. It didn’t hurt exactly but it was so intense it was unmistakeable. 
Everyone is going to feel labour differently but it’s pretty rare to have no idea when you’re actually having real contractions.

Will contractions feel the same then?

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