Labour and period pain, are they similar

[kirsty_lee]

For me it was like the WORST period pain of my life and then some! i always thought having bad period pain usually would get me through childbirth. unfortuneatly it didnt even compare. good luck

[MummyDuck]

I haven't gone into labour yet but I can tell you that I am awake at night with period type pains and even as i type. Its not bad at the moment though.

In saying that its not bad at the moment though, my period pains actually had me in hospital last year. I could not move, get up or walk. I was put onto a high dose of codine and still could only just barely walk.

I like to think my body was getting ready for when I became pregnant, strengthening my uterus and all that, its hard but think of your period pain as practise.