29weeks and LOTS of BH

No link that I am aware of Every woman gets them from 6 weeks though dont feel them that early or at all!

I tend to get them more frequently and intensely if I have been quite active, on ,my feet all day...

yeah im having quite a few MamaT, and yeah they are at very awkward times sometimes and somewhat uncomfortable each time, though they dont last too long...and ill take the practice too then if thats the case

Edited by BAMN08

I used to get them from about 28 weeks many many times a day , and in my own experience , baby was still a week over due

Last pregnancy I could feel them all the time from 14 weeks esp when walking ... DD was 3 days late

I had loads of them all the time the whole way through the last trimester and went into labour 10 days past my due date. I also had the period pain ones about 3 weeks before - so was bummed I was late as was hoping it meant I'd be a little early or on time.

Would really like some thoughts on my last post - the main thing I'm worried about is the feeling of intense pressure on my lower back at the same time. None of the sites on braxton hicks mention that.

There is no pattern to them, they only last a few seconds, and they don't increase in intensity, and there are no other symptoms to imply it is real labour. As mentioned before, this has been going on for several weeks so if it was labour it would surely have happened by now.

Am just concerned about why I am getting such intense braxton hicks at such an early stage(23 weeks). It is a week until I see my OB. I e-mailed him a few weeks ago to try and describe it, but he said it sounds like a normal pregnancy and I am probably just feeling the babies movements more uncomfortable than I did in my first pregnancy.

feel like I'm going to drive myself mad.

Kazzam

Kazzam I get that back pressure sometimes with the BH I am experiencing, not always but I think it depends on where he's lying when the uterus starts contracting. If his head is nestled in my spine I seem to get more back pressure. Hopefully it's just bub's position!

Hi, thanks for the recent posts - really helpful. I printed off a good article which lists the differences between real contractions and braxton hicks, so every time I start to get a bit worried I refer back to it.

The Bounty book they give you is a bit naff really as it doesn't mention braxton hicks until much later, but i read on the net it is very common to have them from quite an early stage and they become more noticeable from 20 weeks onwards.

I do think this being my second pregnancy is making everything different - I have felt the baby movements very strongly this time, and am definitely getting a lot more aches and pains ie stabbing pains in my side, round ligament pain, back ache, leg ache....it goes on!

Kazzam

Contractions imo were very different to BH. They say you will know when you are in labour the difference, I only knew because my waters broke first but they were different to BH.

Yeah *should* but not always the case!