I had back labor last time and I won't describe here what that felt like. However, the result was that I don't think I felt any normal contractions - just grinding against my spine.
It just dawned on me that I actually don't know if I would recognize when labor starts this time if the sensation is different now that my baby is anterior. Like, I'm having some low-down belly pain and I'm wondering, 'is that what people mean when they talk about more painful BH contractions?' (I'm only 35w4d so I'm also not willing to accept that this would be a contraction I recognize the kinds of BH I've had before - just a general tightening over my belly that makes me waddle.
So what do non-back labor contractions feel like?
It just dawned on me that I actually don't know if I would recognize when labor starts this time if the sensation is different now that my baby is anterior. Like, I'm having some low-down belly pain and I'm wondering, 'is that what people mean when they talk about more painful BH contractions?' (I'm only 35w4d so I'm also not willing to accept that this would be a contraction I recognize the kinds of BH I've had before - just a general tightening over my belly that makes me waddle.
So what do non-back labor contractions feel like?