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Contractions or Braxton hicks?

So been to triage this morning following my hospital appt for BP, the CTG showed some tightenings and midwife asked if I can feel them. I said yeah, they keep coming and going, like paracetomol takes the edge off but can still feel them, coming like every 5-7 minutes for 30-40 seconds. Just like period cramps and back ache that gets really tight and then goes away. I've had back ache all night, think i've lost part of my mucus plug, nightmares and insomnia, weeing a lot more and even a few bouts of diarrhoea. Midwife said possibly early Labour but then the Dr just came and passed it off completely saying it's not early Labour and more Braxton hicks/baby nestling into my pelvis. Whenever I've had Braxton hicks before they've been further up and one sided. I'm 37+6. What's people's experience?

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Latent labour - midwife was right but used a slightly incorrect term, dr was right insofar as saying it might be baby nestling into your pelvis but I wouldn't say necessarily BH! X

I’ve had the exact same!! For the past 3 nights it’s been so so so bad, I wonder if it’s worth going and getting myself checked out (39 weeks here)

Literally had the same thing last night. Went in for reduced movements, baby was fine and then midwife asked if I could feel the tightenings (4 peaks in 26 minutes reaching about 55 when I think BH is measured at below 25). Continued when I got home but never got painful. Woke up this morning and now absolutely nothing 😂 39 weeks and it’s driving me insane

Mine are really painful??? Should I be worried?

Loooool this is hilarious :: same here :: tightening last week back home now completely nothing 38+4 : But informed its latent stage

@Robyn if they're really painful it's worth going to get em checked out! Thank you guys, I was so confused, but after doing some reading I do feel like it's latent stage, I just hope it doesn't drag forever!! 😩🤣 x

I’m due on Thursday and been having period pains, back cramping etc that wakes me up at night for about a week and still nothing 😩

I had similar at weekend, doctor checked as I was just under 36weeks and said cervix still closed though. It stopped the next day but I only had the tightenings. Needing to wee a lot as well

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