what do they begin like, as in the docs say that when contractions are between 4 to 5min apart is when you should come hosp, so tell me;
what does it feel like, i mean i want live experiences not jsut books telling me.
so what did your contractions in the beggining feel like, when did they start, when did they get more severe, and when did you know it was `time…
thanks ladies…
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Lolz.... First of all i know its easy said then done, but dont panic!! Relax.. dont cretae such topics and dont think over such things!!!!
Contractions????? I too had same questions before my baby was born... but once you had them you can differentiate what they are.... reallllllllllllly hard pain unbearable... but againd epends from person to person... like mine was unbearable..some have no pain at all
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Felt like period cramps in the beginning with back pain. I wasn't sure in the beginning but once i started timing them and realized they were 7 mins apart and that's how i knew they were contractions. Like tashfeen said, once the real thing really hits, you will never ever doubt what contractions feel like.
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what do they begin like, as in the docs say that when contractions are between 4 to 5min apart is when you should come hosp, so tell me;
what does it feel like, i mean i want live experiences not jsut books telling me.
so what did your contractions in the beggining feel like, when did they start, when did they get more `severe, **and when did youknowit wastime.....
**
thanks ladies...
when i started to cry.....
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hareem, me too 
I had been experiencing the braxton hicks contractions for a whole month (my last 4 weeks), was not bothered with those at all, they were really dull. When the actual contractions started, I kept thinking it will get better, they will go away soon and finally I coulnd’t stand the pain and started crying, told my husband you better take me to the hospital or I’m gonna die… those were the real deal, I didn’t even need to time them.
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^haha.....yeah i went to hospital twice and for both times they sent me back saying come when you're crying.....lol
i went for the 3rd time crying and as soon as i entered the hospital my water broke.
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i didnt get braxton hicks and i didnt get the slow paced contractions either.. infact i didnt get contractions until i was induced. THEN boy o boy did i get them.. i was told its like getting a horrific period like pain... thats such a lie. i dont think even women who have given birth can describe it... its THAT kinda pain. i sure as hell cant describe it. or maybe u can imagine your belly going through the entire predator movie...
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for me this time round it started of as a dull ache in my stomach, once my waters broke the pain slowly built up. there are no words to describe it.
Word of advice stay active and moving around as much as you can when in labour, makes it wasier to bear.
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faints reading the above
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AT WHAT weeks do they usually start, im 35 weeks today...so far am ok..:] THANK GOD.
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AT WHAT weeks do they usually start, im 35 weeks today...so far am ok..:] THANK GOD.
There is no fixed timing for them to start...its different for every woman,every pregnancy...
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^Yep, its different for every woman. My false labor started in the 36th week, it was off and on that I felt the contractions 
and I delivered right on my due date, i.e. in the 40th week.
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I also hear they can be compared to a bell shaped curve/graph. They start, the pain reaches a peak and then subsides. The BH I've been getting are kinda like that
Week 36 for me, its crazy the feelings towards labor etc I'm going through :((
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ohh dear......