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Braxton Hicks?
Asked by A.L. from Dallas
on November 3, 2007
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This is my third pregnancy and I never had braxton hicks in my other two pregnancies, so I'm kind of unsure if I am experiencing it or not. I'm nearing the end of week...
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- Honey I know exactly how you feel when I was pregnant with my twins the Braxton Hicks started at about 3 months into it and went through till I delivered...So much so ...
- A., what you are discribing is exactly like what I had during my first pregnancy and the doctors told me it was just Braston-Hicks. Hope all goes well and just rememb...
- I think I would call the doctors office. You are to late in your pregancy to take any chances.
Braxton Hicks
Asked by D.N. from Chicago
on October 1, 2011
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I know what Braxton HIcks contractions are but never experienced them before. I have an extremely active baby-6 weeks to go. Sometimes though I wonder if I might be ...
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- I am actually having them as I type this response. I am 35 weeks and I have been having them for months but they are definitely stronger now. Just be aware of heavy ...
- The short answer: your whole belly gets tight. They don't hurt...or at least they didn't hurt me. But they are annoying. I don't think I had them or noticed them w/ m...
- It was the same for me, whole belly just tightens up hard as a rock. It was a separate feeling than when baby was super active. Didn't hurt at all, definitely differ...
Braxton-Hicks Contractions
Asked by K.B. from Los Angeles
on May 5, 2009
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Hello Moms,
I am 33 weeks pregnant with my second child and I am having what I am assuming are Braxton Hicks contractions. They seem to come quite frequently lately....
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- Same thing happened in my second pregnancy and they said that the baby was moving too much and causing contractions so they put me on a low dose sleeping pill to get t...
- All the suggestions given are great and hopefully you have contacted your provider by now,just want to add that BH contractions are sporadic tightening of the uterine ...
- I had them quite often in the last couple of months of pregnancy, on and off daily. There were also nights when I would have them every 5 minutes for hours. My OB sa...
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Asked by T.P. from Rockford
on May 9, 2008
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Just wondering what a Braxton Hicks contraction might feel like. I don't think I had them with my son but with this pregnancy I think I am. I have 9 weeks left! Yay!
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- Mine felt like a tightening that sort of rolled up my stomach. So the tightening would start at the bottom and then move its way up. If I relaxed they would go away an...
- I agree with the other posts, they feel like abdominals tightening in the front of your belly. My midwife told me that if I had more than two in one hour, to drink on...
- Hi T., 9 weeks - yahoo! almost there :) I have 4 babies... 12, 10, 1.5, and 4 mo. :) I would describe braxton hicks contractions as a tightening of the musc...
Braxton Hicks Contractions
Asked by K.W. from Bellingham
on March 4, 2009
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I'm 26 weeks pregnant and get braxton hicks contractions ALL the time. Dozens of them a day. Sometimes they aren't too strong and other times they are. I've spoken ...
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- I am due at the same time as you, with a girl as well. I have a lot of contractions everyday. I was even having a contraction during the ultrasound at 18 weeks. I w...
- Also pregnant with my second, 25 weeks and also due in June, I also have been having Braxton Hicks contractions since about week 20. I am planning on discussing them ...
- Totally normal. That is what I was told with all three of mine. I started feeling them in various stregths at about fifteen weeks. I would still talk to your mw whe...
Braxton Hicks - What Do They Feel Like?
Asked by K.M. from Chicago
on November 8, 2009
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Hi,
I am now into my 34th week. (Yikes!) All of the books are saying that I may start feeling some of the Braxton Hicks contractions....though none of the books rea...
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- They can hurt or be a little uncomfortable or not. Basically what to expect is that you have a tightening or hard spot on your belly - it kind of feels like the baby ...
- I had braxton hicks w/ both of my pregnancies. (Later w/ my first and earlier w/ my second). It's the wierdest feeling. It kind of feels like your stomach gets real...
- I haven't read the other responses, but I'm sure they are filled with how the real ones last longer, and are more intense, etc. You will know the difference when the ...
Braxton Hicks or REAL Contractions??
Asked by N.H. from Dallas
on March 22, 2008
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I'm 38 weeks pregnant (due on the 31st) and would like to know how to tell the difference in Braxton Hicks VS real contractions?
I'm experiencing stomach tightening w...
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- Hi N., this is how you know when they are real, when one comes on, you will double over unwillingly with pain. I would time them and if they are consistant, then call ...
- You have some great advice here, but I just want you to know that there are some people that just don't feel alot of pain even when they are in labor. This happened to...
- Well, by me being a mother of 6 kids lol, Real labor pains start from the back, and work their way to the front. And are more painful then braxton hicks contractions. ...
Braxton Hicks or the Real Thing??
Asked by A.C. from Los Angeles
on May 3, 2007
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Hi. I'm due in 10 days (the 12th) with my second son. With my first I was induced and had an epidural right away. I was two weeks over due and didn't have any kind ...
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- People always say "you will know" when they are real. SO NOT TRUE FOR EVERYONE! I started having irregular contractions that didn't really hurt all that bad. More a...
- I know, it is so hard to actually tell the difference. HOWEVER, err on the side of caution- ALWAYS! Who cares if the nurses on the maternity floor send you home every...
- My contractions felt like cramps from the beginning and they were steady, every 3 to 5 minutes. After four hours of that, we went to the hospital and I was in active ...
Braxton Hicks Contractions...
Asked by L.P. from Pittsburgh
on October 20, 2011
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At what point in your pregnancy did you start experiencing them?
I'm 25 weeks, and I think I've been having them for a couple weeks... I had them with my son, but ...
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- my stomach would get hard in spots at first.. I actually had BX contractions from dehydration with my daughter and the hospital stopped them, and 3 weeks later I had h...
- I had them a lot L.. To the point where I was timing them at work. With one of the babies (cant remember which one) they started real early, 20 weeks. I think its ...
- Yep, sounds like Braxton Hicks as long as they occur randomly and less than 4 per hour. I noticed them earlier with subsequent pregnancies (around 22 weeks). Thought...
Contractions- Are They Braxton Hicks or Should I Worry??
Asked by K.R. from Youngstown
on November 4, 2007
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I feel a little silly with this question being that this is my 3rd pregnancy but I'm concerned. I am 7 months pregnant (due Jan 4) and I have been having Braxton Hicks...
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- I was always told and taught through school that real labor will not stop with walking, it will actually intensify, and braxton hicks will become less intense. Real la...
- Hi K., I just had my third baby two months ago and had the same problems very early in my pregnancy. I had many nights where I told my husband "this is it!" I fe...
- my first child i started that at like beginning of my 8 months. i had the same thing. and they came regular. they told me to lay on my (i think left side) and drink lo...
