https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:40:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-302436 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:36:16 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 302436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had BH contractions from about 18 weeks until the day I delivered. When the actual contractions started, they were period like cramps that came in waves and the pain would go completely away in between each one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-302344 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:31:56 +0000 mediagirl 302344@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just felt "off" for about 10 hours. I had Pressure, cramps and back pain. Then, I started getting contractions and those lasted for 12 hours. ALL of my contractions were in my back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-302281 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:57:19 +0000 matador84 302281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>extremely annoying cramps that came over like a wave... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-302227 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:30:01 +0000 Honeybee 302227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This was me for about the last 2 weeks of my second pregnancy. :/ I was SO ready for the end, by the time it came! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-302176 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:06:49 +0000 Mrs.B 302176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was still having the braxton hicks pretty regularly when I went to bed but woke up and they were gone. I'm slightly dissapointed but happy because I want LO to cook for a few more weeks. Hopefully the contractions helped with some effacement and dialation though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-301857 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 22:52:55 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 301857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Any update? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-301789 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:51:51 +0000 BelugaBean 301789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine also started off feeling like period cramps. They felt at first kind of like I had to go to the bathroom but went in a wave from front to back so they felt more like a cramp. I could also tell that they worked up to a peak and then died back down. I had also lost my mucus plug right when everything started.</p> <p>I agree to time them and see if they're consistent. I was always afraid I wouldn't know I was in labor but it's true when people say you'll know when it happens. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-301746 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:48:58 +0000 littlecasita1122 301746@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I remember waking up when my husband was getting ready for work and I felt like I was getting my period - I had bad cramps. Then I tried to go back to sleep and my back started to hurt so I couldn't lay down. The cramps went from being constant and dull to having more spacing in between each wave of cramps and that's when I knew I was having actual contractions since I could pinpoint the start and end of each one. You might want to try timing your contractions to see if they're random or if they start to become more consistent at a steady pace?</p> <p>I had "non-painful" contractions for a good 5 or 6 hours before they started to become painful and I was crying through them. You'll feel it in your gut when you know it's time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-did-early-labor-feel-like#post-301580 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 16:53:00 +0000 Mrs.B 301580@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm 36w3d and I'm having pretty regular Braxton Hicks contractions right now. I've been having them pretty consistenly for the last hour. They aren't painful just uncomfortable. I've been drinking plenty of water and I'm not staying in the same position. I'm getting some back pain with them but it's not really painful just annoying. I feel like I'm WAY over thinking it but what did early labor feel like for you? When did you call your doctor? How did you "know" it was labor? </p>