do braxton hicks lower ?

i can’t tell if this is me getting closer and closer to labour or not. i’ve been having braxton hicks for about two/three weeks, progressively they’ve gotten more frequent and the tightening have always been at the top of my tummy or centre of tummy, uncomfortable, making it hard to breathe etc. but this morning i’ve woken up with cramping/tightening low down like under my uterus? i know it’s not full on contractions yet because they’re not super painful and they’re irregular, my contractions with my first were so painful so i know the difference. but these are slightly painful or uncomfortable and, again, a lot lower down to my other tightening/cramping. did anyone experience braxton hicks go lower down and go into labour soon after? X

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Experiencing this too and last I checked at the hospital they said I hadn’t started having contractions. Was just told to bath and use paracetamol. Been having it on and off since Friday

gosh that’s so annoying 😅 just a guessing game as to when the real thing starts i guess! with my first, my waters broke five minutes before contractions started so it was very obvious labour started, so i keep worrying this one will start different and i won’t realise im in labour haha x

It’s really a waiting game😂😂😂😩😩😩can’t wait for baby to be here. This is my first baby so don’t know what to expect 😂

My midwife told me that unlike normal contractions BH can be dependent on baby’s position when I was feeling them in my back. Maybe it’s that? 🤷🏻‍♀️

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