Contractions?

[CountryMomToBe]

So, I'm getting contractions (they still feel like braxton hicks though) but they're every 30 minutes or so... And every time I get one a few seconds after it starts my baby starts moving around.  Is that normal? Do you think baby is actually moving or is my stomach.moving him/her.

I'm 40+4 so I know real ones are coming I just don't know/think these are the real deal?

[ruby31]

Keep an eye on it. ... They usually do start every half hour and t then decrease to every 15-20,10 minutes, etc. If they're getting more painful, longer and closer together you know it's the real deal. Good luck and best wishes!

[debbie4242014]

I was having them 30 minutes apart for most of the afternoon yesterday then they stopped by the late evening.  That's 2 times getting false labor since Thursday.   I don't think my babies moved around during contractions. . And during active labor they barely move at all.   Natural labor does start out with minimally painful contractions far apart.   Hope they get organized and becomes real labor for you!

[babytime43]

They say they are real if they are so painful that you stop in your tracks.  My Dr. Told me to remember 5-1-1. 5 minutes apart,  1 minute ling for 1 hour then its Time to go in :)