Consistent tightenings

I’ve been having braxton hicks since about 1pm every 10ish minutes. They’re not painful but it’s been about 4.5 hours. Is there any chance this could be labour? Or just braxton hicks?

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Personally, I've had this like 6 times so far and it eventually just spaces out more and stops! I've also had 2 hours of ones that were PAINFUL but then did the same thing 🙃

I have them all the time, I called triage when they felt like slight period pain but weren't painful. They said to monitor and if they became painful or there was any fluid loss to call back but that never happened.

I’ve had loads of braxton hicks this pregnancy and some painful ones too but they’ve never been so consistent 😂 my partner is on edge!

Keep an eye on timings, sounds like braxton hicks but could also be that you're in slow labour which can be those symptoms for days or weeks x

Most of my pain is gas, once I go toilet it normally stops 🤣🤣

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