https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 06:41:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2212073 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:39:20 +0000 LindsayInNY 2212073@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: I'm hoping that's a good sign?! I over-googled and don't have any gut feeling one way or the other, LOL. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2212007 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 10:01:50 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2212007@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: hey, 90% effaced is good though! Hopefully when it happens it's not too long. She will be here soon! Id totally be sneaking around to check laying on the floor when no one was around or looking, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2211964 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:32:09 +0000 LindsayInNY 2211964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2PeasinaPod: At this point, I'm hoping she waits until mid-next week so we can piggy back DH's time off work with July 4th, LOL. Who knows though. I have no say in any of this! She clearly is wearing the pants here ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2211943 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:19:32 +0000 2PeasinaPod 2211943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: I had a lot of cramping the last 2 weeks, especially in my back. It was more of a dull ache though...sort of like back period cramps. The day I went into labor I had them all day long, then got a full blown contraction in my stomach that night. I definitely knew the difference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2211938 Thu, 18 Jun 2015 09:16:55 +0000 LindsayInNY 2211938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mfa_lady: @2littlepumpkins: Uneventful :/ OB wasn't concerned about the back pain. Said it was probably baby's position even thought she's in the same position 95% of the time. She asked if my stomach gets hard which, it always is anyways, and said I needed to lay on the floor to accurately check. Yeah, because laying on the floor of my cubicle will go over well, LOL! I'm 90% effaced but only 1cm dilated so still cooking! Ironically, back was good most of the day yesterday too so who knows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2211689 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:21:10 +0000 getjazzy 2211689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Fingers crossed that you're off having or holding a new baby! :goodluck: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2211685 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 21:14:13 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2211685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: how are you doing? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2211583 Wed, 17 Jun 2015 19:35:20 +0000 mfa_lady 2211583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: How did your appointment go today? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210528 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:57:42 +0000 mfa_lady 2210528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never felt contractions in my belly until I was pushing! Does your belly get hard when you feel the back pain? My labor came on hard and fast after my water broke, but my back labor was very distinct--the pain had a hard start and a hard stop, and my belly got REALLY tight when they were happening.</p> <p>But, I also was crazy busy and went way overboard the week before I went into labor (hosting family for the holidays, etc), so I definitely had backaches the week before and maybe just didn't pay as much attention as you. :)</p> <p>So excited for you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210482 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 18:17:20 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2210482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: Could be! It definitely sounds to my non-medical self like something is going on! Mine definitely took a long time. From the first cramps to delivery was 2.5 days, about 1.75-2 of them being timeable stuff, but they NEVER got to be 10 mins then 5 then 2 apart. They'd get really close together then taper off. I went in and was 8 cm, but the last contractions at home were still 12 mins apart. (Like 3 apart, 3 apart, 3, 12, 3...) Back labor is a little weird! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210456 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:46:57 +0000 turkeylurkey 2210456@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Then very well could be early labor. I'm 37 weeks and last week she checked me and I was dilated to about a 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210449 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:40:38 +0000 LindsayInNY 2210449@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@turkeylurkey: I'm not - 38 1/2 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210439 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 17:32:17 +0000 turkeylurkey 2210439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: how early are you? Drink water too. My book says that dehydration can be a cause of early contractions like Braxton hicks </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210417 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:45:38 +0000 Charm54 2210417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine started in the back and worked their way to the front, though the pain was very much localized to the back. I don't know if it's characteristic of back labor, but my contractions never became regular , just got way more intense. She ended up being posterior which didn't help things </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210399 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:30:06 +0000 LindsayInNY 2210399@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@turkeylurkey: It's a hit or miss thing. They were on and off more at work, but have been minimal recently (for now). I have an OB appointment in the morning so I'll mention it then and see if I'm dilated any more. I wonder, assuming that's what this is, if it's early labor? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210396 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:27:50 +0000 turkeylurkey 2210396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i have the lower back contractions. They come and go. Never felt more than cramps (period type) in the front. I did find that if I stretched (yoga style cat arch) that I would feel better. I had this same type contractions with LO#1. And it did cause me to dilate to almost 4cm by the time my water broke. Hang in there it hurts at times </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210392 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:25:54 +0000 blackbird 2210392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only felt it at the front at the end </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210388 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:24:42 +0000 illumina 2210388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never felt anything at the front...best to check! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210175 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 13:15:31 +0000 rachiecakes 2210175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Never felt anything in my belly either. </p> <p>For me it was a nerve-y pain, like bumping your funny bone times a billion, that sharp, tingly, electric feeling. It was so intense I would black out, my ears were ringing and I'd taste metal. I thought I was having a seizure!</p> <p>I've heard that doing cat/cow yoga helps move the baby off your spine? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210128 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:47:36 +0000 lovehoneybee 2210128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never felt a contraction in my belly, it was all in my back. They took a really long time to get consistent (started at around 7AM as more like a sporadic back ache, and by 5PM they were consistent enough to time them).</p> <p>When I was in active labor I couldn't even stand up straight. It felt like my back was being smashed with an electric sledgehammer over and over. If it is back labor, I found sitting and bending over my belly (or a standing bending over a counter), sitting hunched over on a toilet or being on my hands and knees were the most comfortable position...basically any position that would take extra weight and pressure of my back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210121 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:44:02 +0000 mrsrugbee 2210121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was in back labour with DD, but it was also an induction. It felt like my whole pelvis was being run over by a steamroller. I'm almost certain of the moment she turned because my contractions became bareable without counterpressure on my hips. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210066 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:17:24 +0000 Eko 2210066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LindsayInNY: it could be the start of something, but the contractions in the back are timeable like if they would be in your belly. Its hard to be reassured by the "you will know" but it's true. I clearly could feel each oncoming contraction with a peak and then the fading out. And they hurt so bad that they made me nauseous. Glad though that you have a dr apt, they should be able to give you a clearer idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210054 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:07:53 +0000 Corduroy 2210054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>With LO1 I felt alternating back and front contractions when labor started. As things progressed I only felt back contractions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210053 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:06:59 +0000 Adira 2210053@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@2littlepumpkins: Yep, mine were timeable too. And definitely had a peak.</p> <p>@LindsayInNY: But in the very beginning, I definitely wasn't sure what was going on.</p> <p><a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-these-be-contractions" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/could-these-be-contractions</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210048 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:03:24 +0000 LindsayInNY 2210048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tanjowen: That's really how you described it. Right now I'm okay, but a couple of minutes ago I wasn't. I have an OB appointment in the morning so I'll mention it then, unless things change before then.</p> <p>@2littlepumpkins: Maybe they're not at the "time-able" stage yet? I feel like I'm going nuts and/or losing it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210042 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 12:00:06 +0000 LindsayInNY 2210042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: That's exactly where they are - lower back/upper butt area. Almost like I was lifting heavy things and pulled something? There's normal movement and firmness in my stomach.</p> <p>@Eko: My back definitely hurts. But I feel like the pain is sticking around longer than what it would be for a contraction? I don't know? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210039 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:58:50 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2210039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @Eko: and also I will add they come and go like normal contractions. They start peak and go away and are timeable. Maybe it will just take them getting stronger but they are noticeable contractions rather than "just" feeling achy for some time. I actually started with period like cramps then they went away and had two days of "just" back labor. You'll know! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210037 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:57:47 +0000 Tanjowen 2210037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Zero contractions in the front and all back labor. It felt like I had a bad backache that would come and go, and then by the end like someone had my lower back in a fist that wouldn't ease up. I would definitely call your OB if it is constant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210031 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:53:55 +0000 Eko 2210031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The contractions in my back hurt so much more than the contractions in my belly that I badically didn't feel any of the contractions in my belly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/contractions-and-back-labor#post-2210023 Tue, 16 Jun 2015 11:48:39 +0000 catomd00 2210023@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pain during contractions started in my back and wrapped around to the front. Baby was in the right position. </p>