You might start to feel mild contractions, which are warm-ups to prepare your uterus for the real labor to come.

She had been having mild contractions all morning, but this was strong, and her face drained of colour.

A few other scraps of data supported the notion that the fourth quarter will either see Britain at a standstill or experiencing a mild contraction.

By the time she was belted into his truck, she was feeling mild contractions.

With my first I had an hour of regular mild contractions on 39+2, which then stopped.

My bump feels like granite today and I've been having mild contractions (*again*!)

Currently having mild contractions every couple of minutes, but they don't feel strong enough to mean anything!

The most common side effect, Dr. Hoffman said, is mild contractions of the scalp that some patients find uncomfortable.

A mild contraction tightened a cincture of pain around her back and belly, and she leaned against the table until the misery passed.

It forecast a mild contraction of 0.3 percent in the 17 countries that use the euro.