Braxton Hicks-pg111332556418
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Is anyone feeling Braxton Hicks contractions already? I'm 23 weeks and get them daily. Its not painful, but very uncomfortable, feels like the whole abdomen is hardening up. I thought this would happen later.
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ive read that it is possible to start in the second trimester,can you explain exactly what this feels like?just curious!
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Eeeek! I didn't know they could start that early! I hope I don't get them then, cos that'll give me something else to worry about. I'll constantly wondering if I'm in labour. Pregnancy is a minefield!
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It feels just like your whole uterus is contracting, but not in a painful way. Its just gets real tight and hard and lasts about 30-60 seconds, then subsides. I did ask my Dr. and he said it can start happening any time in the 2nd half of pregnancy. He said as long as it doesn't happen more than 5 times in a hour, it is OK.
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I am 18 weeks and I have braxton hicks contraction probably twice a day, they started when I was 16 weeks.
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I've had them since about 12 weeks, my ob says it's completely normal and many women get them even earlier than they recognize them. As long as you have no more than 4 an hour there's nothing to worry about. From 16 -20 weeks I had begun to have so many that they were actually becoming productive and the outside of my cervix began to dilate. So it's really important to monitor them if they become too frequent. Otherwise it's totally normal.
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