Braxton hicks or...?

That happens to me when I over-do it ☹️

This happens to me a lot right now. Basically after 4pm most days. It’s awful.

ugh it just won't let up!! Nothing is getting worse it's just not getting better either! I feel for you wow

yeah it doesn't feel like labor it feels like I overdid it and my body is making me pay. You go through this often? I feel for you!!!

Mines start up at night smh

The same thing happens to me when I overeat sweet things. For me it happens because of dehydration or if I’ve walked a lot. I lay, drink a lot of water or electrolytes.. takes half a day for it to get resolved

Active contractions feel like someone trying to squeeze air out of volleyball but with your stomach

You’ll definitely know! Good luck!

yeah it’s pretty awful. Didn’t experience it with my daughter but it’s been going on for a few weeks now and I don’t even feel like I do anything much on the days it happens. It’s mostly at night for me and I just can’t get comfortable and have bad pelvic pressure and nerve pain where my son’s head is pressing on my cervix. I sit for work and have been working from home for the past three weeks because my body thinks everything is “overdoing” it in this last two months. I’m ready to not be pregnant anymore haha

I'm sorry that sounds rough!!! have electrolytes helped at all?

this is my second baby 😅 but I never had Braxton hicks like this with my first

oh! So sorry!

I had Braxton hicks at 38 weeks maybe? 🤔

It was the strangest feeling! Only had one episode of it though

Then my prodromal labor started at 40 + 2 the day of my 40 wk OB appointment and that was a fun experience

yeah I think I'm overdoing it with my toddler. I thought I had Braxton hicks first time around but this is a whole new beast 😅. It was super intense! I was induced for my first so I never had early labor naturally and am somewhat in the dark although this is my second pregnancy, first time going for natural labor. The pitocin contractions were just pure pain, but this was my whole body seizing up, it felt like what you said! A volleyball! It's been happening more and more. I hope I'm not building to preterm labor, baby needs to cook some more.

Thanks for your assurances and God bless you and your growing family ❤️

volleyball squeezes are what I felt right before my water broke. I wish you all the best! The second babies have the rep for coming earlier than the first but not always the case! Either way I wish you a beautiful, happy and healthy birth and baby!

My oven is done. No more cooking for me lol

sadly no. I have tried everything. Although I will say Magnesium or the “sleepy girl mocktail” at night does seem to help calm me and baby so that helps me get some sleep.

ugh that's awful! Well at least you're getting in your reps. May be a fast labor for you with all that prep your body is doing for you! God bless you and keep you 🙏