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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 1:30pm |
Is it common to feel these right down into your legs?
Edited to add: And I'm sick of this whole dyslexia gig !! The topic was meant to be "Another braxton hicks question" NOT "another braxton hicks contraction" !!!!!!! 
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 1:32pm |
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how do you mean down into your legs? BH are normally over the top of your stomach I thought.
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 1:36pm |
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I was told they're more in the spot where you'd normally get period pain. In any case, I'm not liking these ones, they hurt ! Thing is, baby is moving a bit still, and there are no other 'bad' signs... just took a panadol to see if it helps. Am feeling it right from my bellybutton through the inside of my thighs to my knees just about.
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 1:41pm |
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sorry cant help you there, sounds a bit strange but Ive had heaps of strange pains with this pregnancy. I could be wrong but I thought BH were across the top and not normally painful, more tight which can be uncomfortable. What you descibe is closer to what my contractions felt like when I was in labour than what my BH feel like
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 1:51pm |
They're not consistent or anything though, and like I said I can still feel a reasonable amount of movement from bubs. It's also hard to distinguish exactly which area it's affecting across my belly, because I'm getting a lot of pain in my ribs at the moment too. I hate sounding like such a moaner though !  Will give it a while longer and see how we go, I'm just hoping things settle down, I finish work in a couple of hours and the first thing on the agenda once I get home is a nap.
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 2:08pm |
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i dont want to worry u, but my friends baby was still moving about....and she was 5cms dilated.....maybe it would be worth getting ur midwife to take a quick look just to let u know whats going on and if it is bh she could give u some pointers to relieve the pain a bit?
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 2:51pm |
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or is it strain from packing up your house?
Ring your m/w (new one or old one!) and just ask anyone seeing as you have had a few probs in the last weekish!!
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 2:57pm |
It seems to have settled down, am wondering if it is just a combo of my munted ligaments and the BH - will give my midwife a txt when I get a chance to breathe... has been flat tack today (*cough*atwork*cough*)
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 3:56pm |
awww Jax i hope you feel better soon chicka!!! Take care of yourself! 
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 5:34pm |
oww jax hope it settles soon
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 8:02pm |
have you talked to your midwife? the week before and when i found out i was pregnant (so 4-5 weeksish preg) i was having the same kind of pain that shot down into my legs.... it was weird. obviously mine werent happening with braxtons though, i was wondering if it was pressure on a nerve or somethin? i have no idea....
but hope it settles down for you soon jax.... man, your a worry! at least its an eventful pregnancy (mine is so far dull! lol, my first i was in out out of hospital with high B/P etc....feels weird to be so "textbook" so far...) GOODLUCK JAX!
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 8:27pm |
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Well to be honest, I still feel like things are 'textbook', as there have been no major overt problems... nothing uncommmon, you know? Things seemed to have settled down, I think it's just my ligaments stretching the more bubs grows.
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 9:26pm |
Braxton Hicks are like your whole tummy tightening up ..going really hard then softening off!
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Posted: 30 April 2006 at 9:52pm |
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Yup I know what they feel like generally, but this is a bit different so was wondering if many other ladies here had experienced it with the pain in the leg muscles. Have a feeling that it was just part of sitting for ages at work today, plus my ligaments being a bit "upset" in general with all the stretching out they've had to do LOL
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another braxton hicks contraction
