What do contractions feel like? 10 Articles

by Kate Rosenberger

First time expectant mothers often ponder the question of what contractions feel like. How painful are they? How do you tell the difference between real contractions and false labor? It is hard to describe what a contra...read more

by Pat Lunsford

When the famous comedian, Carol Burnett, was asked what labor pain felt like, she said, "Take your bottom lip, pull it over the top of your head, and that's what labor pain feels like." Of course, Carol Burnett is one o...read more

by Melissa J. Clark

Every woman, every pregnancy, and every labor and delivery experience are different and unique. Thus, it stands to reason, that how a woman feels her contractions will vary as well. There are two elements that contribute...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

My older sister and I often confide in each other. Very soon after she had her first child we had an all important conversation about the whole labor situation. It went something like this. "You know, when they tell you ...read more

by R.L Hanlon

Every new pending mother wants to know one burning question, what do contractions feel like? Preparing for the unknown for any person, pregnant or otherwise is only human nature. Whether you just want to be prepared so y...read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

Contractions happen at the onset of labor. They are what happens when your muscles start loosening up in preparation for the birthing process. Contractions can be accompanied with broken water, the loss of a mucus plug, na...read more

by Caroline Reid

What do contractions feel like? This is a difficult question to answer because you can only really know if you are having contractions to know what they feel like, but I will do my best to help any expectant mums out th...read more

by Trudi Buck

Trying to explain what a contraction feels like is akin to trying to explain what makes someone happy; it's different for everyone, and so isn't the feeling of a contraction. Let's look first at what a contraction is, and ...read more

by Bonnie Christiano

When I was pregnant, I was obsessed with labor and how it would feel. From everything that I had read or heard, contractions were going to be painful. But no one could really give me a clear-cut description of what I wou...read more

by Dolores Moore

This is a very difficult question to answer, because there is a need to strike a balance between being informative and frightening women half to death! I would bet that if you had ten women who had experienced contraction...read more