Between contractions, the uterus relaxes and the abdomen becomes soft. The way a contraction feels is different for each woman, and may feel different from one pregnancy to the next. But labor contractions usually cause discomfort or a dull ache in your back and lower abdomen, along with pressure in the pelvis.
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Cambridge Stepping Stones. From molds inspired by outcrops on cliffs, steep hillsides, mountain ridges, river banks and other bedrock formations and protrusions, the 4 pieces-each having distinctive characteristics of their own-can be stepped back, rotated and positioned in dozens of ways.