Braxton hicks contractions on ultrasound

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Time them, Braxton hicks contractions will not be consistent and will not get closer together and stronger as real contractions will. Braxton hicks are normal around 19-20 weeks, just your body practicing!

Braxton Hicks for sure when you start getting the "real" ones you will know because they hurt and just get worse im over due now at 40 weeks and 4 days and i have gotten braxton hicks since 18 weeks and real contractions since 35 on and off but the real ones suck

Has anyone had this happen? Are they Braxton hicks or actual contractions? Could it be a foot in the ribcage?

I'm 31 weeks today and I have been feeling the Braxton Hicks contractions for a few weeks now, but a few nights ago, I woke up in horrible pain with the tightening on a Braxton Hicks contraction. Was this a real contraction? Is it tooearly for me to have real cintractions? Could my due date be sooner than expected? Idk what to expect for the pain of a real contraction because this is my first pregnancy. Baby has also been moving around alot lately.

what does braxton hicks contractions feel like never felt them before and im 36 weeks...

m due November 20 and already dilated to a 3 and have a mixture of Braxton hicks and normal contractions everything once in a while so far more Braxton hicks than anything

I'm a first time mom and only 7 months but I do know Braxton hicks contractions shouldn't last long nor carrying on through out the day constantly. I'd call my doctor!

Hi ladies I was wondering what contractions felt like.

t experienced this before and I hope that it is braxton hicks. I do know though that braxton hicks are supposed to be more noticeable your second + pregnancy. Did you notice them a lot during your first pregnancy?

Well ive had braxton hicks for about 3 months it i know how it feels,, braxton hicks are more like my stomach tightening but this is tightening plus cramps

^^agreed but u can actually time braxton hicks my doctor told me if I get braxton hicks 3-5 minutes apart for a hour to come in I actually experience it Friday I was having braxton hicks all day but they were only 10 minutes apart exactly so she wasn't concerned but braxton hicks takes my breath away from the few contractions I've felt trust u will feel the difference lbvs

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?

Whens The soonest u can start having braxton hicks contraction ?

Oh my gosh.. they feel like menstrual cramps ×5.. youll know when you feel them..

I'm 33+1 and I'm trying to figure out if I'm having braxton hicks or contractions... I'm in a lot of pain on the right side of my tummy and in my lower back but it only happens every 10 minutes or so and the tightening last about 5 minutes or so. I know braxton hicks are not suppose to hurt or maybe they do? Scared of preterm labor but need to know if I should worry. It happened 3 times already.

When I had braxton hicks I just had very sharp pains shoot through my vagina.

If you are having more then 6 braxton hicks in an hour you should call your doctor. It is perfectly normal to have braxton hicks threw out your second and third trimester. Are the contractions painful? If you think your having real contractions and you can time then closer then 10 minutes apart and arnt yet 37 weeks you should go to the hospital. Braxton hicks are just your body's way of preparing for labor and are absolutely nothing to worry about.

Are you suppose to have Braxton hicks ? idk what to expect what anything feels like being a ftm .

Can you have contractions only on one side, or even braxton hicks contractions

How often should I be having Braxton hicks? I get them extremely often and was wondering if it's normal? They're starting to get lower like down into my pelvis.

And I've experienced Braxton hicks these were more painful though. Different I tell you.

Braxton hicks contractions. My doctor told me that not every woman even realizes they're having them, it depends on how sensitive she is.

Braxton hicks contractions. But they dnt hurt and are not constinant. There practice contractions for ur uterius. You will start getting them soon. They dnt hurt. You might just feel your tummy tighten up. Usually if u move to a different position or walk they go away. The further along u get the more youll get them. But they shouldnt hurt.

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