It depends on the woman, and the stage of labor. In my case they felt similar to that aching feeling you get when you smash a finger or toe, but in my abdomen and very extreme. Others say it feels like bad menstrual cramps.
Contractions grow in intensity and frequency. They will feel like hard menstrual cramps to begin with. It is important to have any repetitive pains checked by the doctor to make sure everything is okay.
you feel contractions in your lower stomach when your soon going to be in labor
you feel them in your uterus
Every muscle has the ability to contract. It is what muscles do.
When a women's cervix opens and closes to get bigger so the baby can fit through
Yes. Those are braxton hicks contractions. very normal. These practice contractions occur at various times during pregnancy, but can increase in intensity during your last month. They happen at random and are typically not painful. They do not dilate the cervix as real contractions do.
contractions
contractions come after non-contractions: Aunts Aunt's
The strongest indication that contractions are occurring in association with true labor is that the contractions begin to occur at regular intervals. This is contrary to Braxton-Hicks contractions, which are spontaneous, random uterine contractions that do not occur with actual labor.
Umm. . . contractions.
eccentric and concentric contractions
Because of the contractions of the uterus (when the blood of the menstrual cycle has to go out). :)
Peristalsis is the term for the rhythmic contractions of the esophagus. These wavelike contractions move food toward the stomach.
Peristalsis Peristaltic contractions
Isotonic contractions. This happens when the muscle shortens as it contracts