Braxton Hicks

Yep I get them at night as well, for the last couple of wks they have been strong enough  to wake me, I asked the MW if there's anything that could be done to stop them coming at night, unfortunately she said as things  progress they will probably get stronger and there's nothing you can really do to stop them, it's the bodies way of prepairing you for whats to come.

The few things I've heard are make sure that you wee when you need to so that your bladder isn't full, reduce caffiene (apparently if can trigger them in some people - sometimes it definitely does in me), increase water intake so you're not dehydrated. Other than that I just keep thinking that it's all good practice for labour!

My braxton hicks have been getting that strong and sore the past couple of nights that I thought that labour may actually going to start. on average getting round 5 hours of broken sleep a night, starting to feel very tired. I just wish they would let up so I could get a decent nights sleep.

the ones I had eariler on just made my tummy go tight and feel hard, not painful just a bit uncomfortable,  as things have progressed and the bump has got bigger they have become much stronger and more uncomfortable, the bump feels real hard and sometimes when you are walking and you get a BH it can stop you in your tracks for a few secs. The strong ones I get now, my bump actually changes shape, and drops down a  bit and you can sometimes feel the pressure in your bum.

Kahlia- I wouldn't worry. When I was pregnant with Ella, I didn't have them until quite late (definitely not at this stage)- this time around they have started in the last week or so, but quite mild.

kahlia i had none with Ethan well one at the end and only had 5 all up this time..its normal too:)

You can also try avoiding anything with raspberry in, some people are very sensitive to it.