What is "contractions"

Usage examples of "contractions".

The baby dropped his head into the birth canal, precipitating the breaking of the Rowan's waters, and almost before Elizara could help the Rowan block the pain, long and intense contractions began.

The contractions came more frequently, lasted longer and but for the nerve blocks she would have been in some agony.

Every time she felt the contractions, painless because of the drug, he helped her push down.

The fourth time the contractions came, I just ignored them and kept working.

The tiny, secret contractions of her pleasure urged him deeper, gilding him with her response.

Hot ripples licked up from her core, sensual contractions that drew him deeper.

Here she was, within weeks of havin' the baby, and she was all alone, tormented by the contractions, poking her finger all the time, visiting the potty every ten minutes, and reduced to carrot and celery sticks whenever her stomach rumbled.

Walking all the way home would have been impossible, what with the contractions so strong she had to sit down at the edge of the road and ride 'em out.

It didn't help that the contractions had started up again, or that black clouds were rolling into the valley, accompanied by fierce wind and the murmur of thunder in the distance.

Now was the first time she wished she had one, since it felt like the contractions were coming more and more quickly and the doctor had said how important it was to time 'em.

The doctor said to time the contractions, so I've been counting oneMississippi, two­Mississippi.

You may still have some of those intermittent contractions between now and the birth, but don't worry about them.

The contractions were longer now, lasting up to a minute, during which she bellowed and ululated as if it were death she were encountering, not life.

Then it began again, the contractions coming every few seconds now, engulfing her in wave after wave of pain.