Contractions are an expected part of any pregnancy, but that doesn't make them any fun! You never know when they're going to hit, or if they do, how severe they'll be. Some are mild and pass within seconds. Others are excruciating and last several minutes, which seems like an eternity when you're in such debilitating pain. Here I'm simply cleaning the house when I'm struck by such agonizing contractions they make my knees buckle. I cry out in misery and rub my belly as I plead with my baby to just wake a little longer. I've experienced contractions this painful before and they're always qui...

Contractions are an expected part of any pregnancy, but that doesn't make them any fun! You never know when they're going to hit, or if they do, how severe they'll be. Some are mild and pass within seconds. Others are excruciating and last several minutes, which seems like an eternity when you're in such debilitating pain. Here I'm simply cleaning the house when I'm struck by such agonizing contractions they make my knees buckle. I cry out in misery and rub my belly as I plead with my baby to just wake a little longer. I've experienced contractions this painful before and they're always quite scary. You never know if your baby is coming or not! I try not to panic despite the immense discomfort and practice the breathing techniques I've learned in my Lamaze classes. Contractions always make me feel so constricted, so I pull my dress off and toss it aside as I continue struggling to regain control of myself. I'm completely naked now with my legs spread wide just in case my baby decides to make a surprise appearance. With contractions this fast and fierce, it could actually happen!