Braxton-Hicks

When did everyone’s Braxton-hicks start because I heard people say they had a few from 24 weeks and how do they feel if you could describe them? It’s interesting because I always thought they started when a person is very close to giving birth

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Mine started about 30-32 weeks if I remember correctly haha but you can get them earlier I’ve heard :)

Apologies my son woke up 😄 okay they felt like a tightening feeling. Kind of like a cramp I guess. Tummy/bump went really hard then it went soft again after abit aha

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I felt ones last week when I was 29 weeks.

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I never had them

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I got mine 24-30weeks with my first and it’s just a hard tightening of the stomach

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With my first I had them at 34 weeks. Haven’t had them yet with my 2nd but I’m 26+3

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Yesterday I think but idk so I'm following this

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My stomach would go all hard for a bit but then soft in minutes usually and it just feels like “pressure and pulling” feeling, im not sure if thats braxton hicks but its been happening since 20ish weeks for me

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I realised I’ve been getting them very occasionally since 27 weeks but I get them every day at least once a day now at 33 weeks

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It’s really hard to tell because yesterday I started having a different kind of cramps and tightness so I’m not sure I took Tylenol and went to sleep. I am 24 weeks and 6 days now

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Turns out it wasn't Braxton-Hicks, but a contraction 🫠 I'm only 23 weeks.

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I started getting them at 27 weeks and you'll absolutely know them when you start feeling them. It's like the entire belly gets tight and hard, sometimes I can start to see the shape of where baby is. It only lasts a few seconds, maybe 30 give or take, then your belly is right back to being "soft" (as soft as it can be stretched the way it is). My doctor said you shouldn't have more than four a day but if you do to call

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Mine started at 23 weeks. I’m now 35 weeks and still get them ever so often. Since I started drinking less soda/caffeine I’ve noticed they’ve mellowed out.

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I thought i had some or just contractions when i was maybe a little dehydrated but i think they were just stomach cramps

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