Braxton Hicks

Okay I was getting BH last night for about an hour after I woke up around 3am . But these ones were giving me a bit of grief in the lower back area and I don't usually get any pain with BH. Are BH that cause a bit of discomfort in the back area actually early contractions? Or maybe it was just cause I was lying down and they were strong BH?

I wasn't expecting this bub to come before Jan 13th as my other two have been full-term. So it was a bit of a shock lying in bed last night wondering if we're all ready lol

I had really bad BH for a mth before Alize was born. Then 2wks before he was due, what I thou were BH, turned out to be the real thing. My first babe was 40+4 and sec babe 41+4 so I expected to go over.....Cnt be too sure I guess

Edited by Kels

My painful braxton hicks turned out to be labour as well. Started as dull, regular backache and crampy pains in my tum in the early morning and Benjy arrived later that night! He was only a week early, but it was still a bit of a shock as Ella was full term too.

Good luck if this is it!

Yip me too! As soon as I mentioned lower back pain to my midwife she told me to go to the hospital. BTW I didn't have any pain with my contactions in my tummy until the day I had Ashleigh (4 days after my labour started) Maybe you should give your midwife a bell just in case???

OMG we might have another Dec baby on our hands...hope u have done your xmas shopping busymum!

Well yes I've done my shopping but what about all the parties yet? Not to mention we already have birthdays on 23rd and 27th

I've been having BH since 20wks but obviously a bit firmer lately. No more back ones today, I guess it might have just been Baby's position last night. But after all your little testimonials I think I might call my mw if there's a next time.

My #2 active labour stage was about 3 hours long, mw is expecting I'll be faster this time. And the early stages will be faster too because I have an anterior not posterior baby So if things start heating up I guess I should call her asap lol

lol but Claire's had her baby already and I haven't heard from Cherie (due 2 Jan) in a while.... so I'm the only January mum!

busymum wrote: Trish did you ever find out why your labour started so early?

No, I have an appointment with the specialist on the 10th Jan to see if they found a reason! and to discus future pregnancy's!

I had contractions fairly regularly from 33 weeks with the twins. They were painfulish, but not unbearable and would last for up to three hours at a time but never got regular or longer. By the time I was induced I was 4cm dilated and the m/w said the contractions I had been having were probably a combination of it being my second (term) pregnancy and the extra weight of the fat gremlins.

Hate to say this Teresa, but the day before my show (you know the one that meant I could still have 5 weeks to go), I had had several episodes of BH and pains in my lower back, I realise now they were nothing as intense as the real thing, but definitely the same pain.
Go on be a December Mum again, I dare you. Besides it's trendy at the moment to be a few weeks early
Claire