These contractions called afterpains are not usually very painful after the first baby, but they may be more painful after your second or third baby.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Simple Guide to Having a Baby] Reference

I feel the afterpains, of early nursing, of sleepless nights.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-01-11] Reference

When you breastfeed, oxytocin is released, which causes your uterus to contract, so afterpains are much more painful while breastfeeding.    From Wordnik.com.  [You’ll Lose the Baby Weight] Reference

He's not haunted by nightmares, he's not wracked by afterpains, he's not troubled with scar tissue.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pharyngula] Reference

It is an excellent sodorific and is valuable in decoction for colds, coughs, female obstructions and afterpains.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory.] Reference

Mai’s afterpains should have pushed it out, but her throes had stopped.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wildfire] Reference

And, the good news is, these afterpains won’t last until you wean your baby.    From Wordnik.com.  [You’ll Lose the Baby Weight] Reference

These afterpains often occur during breastfeeding and are more common if you’ve given birth before.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference

In addition, you may have painful uterine contractions afterpains when nursing, especially if this baby isn’t your first.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference

Although these afterpains are common and aren’t nearly as intense as labor contractions, you may need to use slow breathing to help manage them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference

Although I’d made it through labor without any pain medication, I found myself needing some to deal with the afterpains with my fifth and sixth babies.    From Wordnik.com.  [You’ll Lose the Baby Weight] Reference

The same chapter explains all about a case of labor; the signs that show when labor has commenced; what to give to help the patient; the different kinds of pains; the length of time between the pains; the length of time the pains should last, etc.; the taking of the child from the mother; how to care for the child; the taking away of the afterbirth; what to do in case of flooding; how to relieve afterpains, etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources] Reference

Aspirin may help relieve these afterpains.    From Wordnik.com.  [Emergency Childbirth A Reference Guide for Students of the Medical Self-help Training Course, Lesson No. 11] Reference

afterpains and, 104.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Simple Guide to Having a Baby] Reference

I don’t call them afterpains.    From Wordnik.com.  [You’ll Lose the Baby Weight] Reference

Pain afterpains, after childbirth, 167.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Simple Guide to Having a Baby] Reference

But I wasn’t prepared for the afterpains!.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Simple Guide to Having a Baby] Reference