Early First Stage Labor 11/2/15 02:47 I'm either tripping or these are real contractions. I don't actually like the word contractions because throughout the last trimester I started to get tightening of the uterus. They were real, but they were not like these: painful. I decided not to time anything because of the last few false alarms I had over the last few weeks. They actually weren't false alarms if I knew that real contractions start off as painful period cramps. I was under the impression that labor starts off as tightening then builds up to pain in later stages. For pain relief I'm doing fine with breathing, using Arlinton as a heating pad, and trying not to freak out. I'm distracting myself by trying to sleep. I know it's very early labor because it's very tolerable and I have a good feeling at the end of each contraction; almost like refreshing goosebumps. 11/2/15 16:01 It's been about 14 hours later and
Early First Stage Labor 10/18/15 20:58 I woke up this morning feeling great. Me and Arlinton had a good morning before church in which I was able to make him pancakes, our favorite spicy sausages, and cheesy eggs for breakfast. Everything was delicious, but I started to feel this weird first trimester nausea after eating. The nausea persisted and lingered on throughout the day. On our way to church, I started to feel a fatigued. I looked awful at church or at least not myself because people kept coming to me wondering if I was ok. I honestly wasn't sure if I was ok. I was nauseous, tired, and was having tightening in my stomach that was accompanied by some pelvic discomfort. I really didn't know what to make of it because I've had these symptoms before. Something didn't feel quite right. 10/18/15 23:12 There hasn't been any real advancement in the pain. I continue to feel uncomfortable with intermittent tightening. I've been able to e