contractions in muscles

do they? not usually...can they? yes it's called Cardiomyopathy http://www.medhelp.org/medical-information/show/1579/Cardiomyopathy which is a weakening of the heart muscle or a change in heart muscle structure and is often associated with inadequate heart pumping or other heart function problems. You would need to have very frequent pvc's which CAN but doesnt always lead to pvc induced cardiomyopathy and normally reverses when they are treated.

Hi im 36 weeks and 5 days ive been to the toilet 3 times already and getting what feels like contractions but in my back they are really painful ive been having bad back ache for 2days.

So I'm walking around an I'm getting tightening in my stomach an I also am getting pains but the pain is down by my vagina an then also on my left side. Is this contractions???

I've heard of people getting them in their legs but I'm not 100% sure have you tried googling it?

From your description, it appears to be due to the repeated contractions of the small muscles attached to the ear drum. Called 'myoclonic' contractions. Usually ignored. You may visit the ENT to make sure there is nothing else.

I'm scared I'm not gonna know the difference between contractions and just pain from stretching muscles. I get pains here and there but that is from the growing. I don't want to go into preterm labor and I'm trying to stay hydrated and I know dehydration can lead to preterm labor. How will I know if I'm in preterm labor?

I just felt my tummy get hard and then it felt like all the muscles in my lower back were being stabbed down into my thighs.

If your not having consistent contractions that get worse and more intense as time goes on then it is unlikely that you are in real labor. Sounds like it is likely BH contractions, you can definitely get a dull back ache from having those.

So I know its hard to explain. But, what do contractions feel like? Is it sharp pain? Or more like cramps?

I'm 31 weeks FTM and was wondering what Braxton hick contractions feel like for you ladies I feel like I get them but not 100% sure that's what I'm feeling

When ur having contractions or BH is it possible that ur tummy doesn't get hard? Ill get this tightening like I just did a crazzy ammount crunches you know like tight sore muscles nd then stayed in the tense position nd my Back gets achey but my stomach isn't getting hard on the outside. It's hard for me to really time ne thing tho..

I'm 37+2 and for the past week it's a constant pain in towards my vag, I thought I might have pulled something but it hasn't gone away. Do your muscles get sore before birth? Also can contractions cause gas?

is there a way to stop contractions or no ?

You will definitely know when it contractions its like tightening of your muscles as tight as possible nd so much pressure on your but !!

Contractions are a tightening of the uterine muscles. I couldn't feel mine very well (at first!) so I had to place my hand on my stomach. When my stomach muscles bunched together and got rock hard I knew I was having a contraction. Some women compare it to menstrual cramping, only more intense.

I'm experiencing the exact same thing but I'm 37 weeks and 3 days.

Today I worked my butt off at work and half way through my shift the top of my stomach felt tight and very very painful, as if I had done a bunch of crunches and as though my stomach muscles have been stretched .. The pain has been there for the past 5 hours. Every now and then it'll hurt more than usual... I guess all I'm asking is what am I feeling? Are these contractions or just my body being tired? I'm a first time Mhm and im worried.

I'd describe contractions as intense period pains,my contractions seemed to start in my back then move round front of bump and whilst having 1 I could only get comfy layed on my left side

I've been getting false labor contractions a lot as well as braxhicks, my midwife told me the braxhicks you will feel on the top of your belly, for me it's like the feeling of tightening my abb muscles, where as the contractions are at the bottom of your belly and for most women they start out feeling like period cramps with minor back aches, so far that info has helped me a lot :) just waiting for labor!

I had the same problem, and I still do sometimes. It turns out, even though I thought I was drinking enough fluids, I actualyl wasn't, which can cause contractions. I went to the doctors, and go figure, they were contractions. Now when I feel them coming on I drink some water, and they slowly go away. However, when they start to hurt rather than just annoy you, I would talk to your doctor, because you never really know. That's why we've got doctors right?

I get those too I asked my dr and she said its round ligament pains the muscles in your uterus she told me that they are normal pains

Have anyone diagnosed wioth fibro experienced twtiching rolling muscles especially in the legs? I ache all over adn have weird pains all over sometimes. It changes daily. But alwasy in my legs sometimes arms back etc..

Is it kinda like a horrible period cramp?

so I went for a walk earlier with my son an have this horrible pain in my stomach an down there now how can u ease the pain?

I am week 36 and experiencing Braxton hix contractions already. Is there anything I can do to help slow them down or help with the the pain?

But to answer your question- my contractions feel like my muscles in my abdomen tightening on their own and they last for like a minute straight. They feel kinda like they're pushing my baby down. But when I first started getting braxton hicks they were in my lower abdomen pretty much the same thing, just not as intense and they went away when I moved around.

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