Thanx ladies! It helps a lot! Blessings
Definitely sounds like Braxton hicks to me
Sounds like braxton hicks to me, too. With my first pregnancy, I didn't know what they were, and to me it felt like my baby's head was pushing way out and that particular part of my belly would feel hard like a basketball. Then, I had one at the doctor's office and she told me it was braxton hicks. This time around, I noticed it happening a lot earlier, since I knew what it was. Sometimes it does make me take a deeper breath, kind of almost gasp a little bit. They do sometimes hurt women, but I haven't really noticed too much pain myself. As long as yours aren't getting stronger and closer together, you should be OK. :-)
I think that's what your having. I rarely hear ppl say they take their breath away and that's exactly what mine do to me. I can watch my uterus get hard when I am having them, but I get them all day and night. Hope this helps.