braxton hicks contractions

[tazdevil1]

i was wondering if anyone is having braxton hicks contractions yet?? and how early did you feel them? i am 24 weeks and i noticed the first one at like 22 weeks.  they say they usually start around 6 months but can be earlier.

the first one i remember feeling, i thought the baby was all balled up in the middle of my abdomen and it was very hard. i even had my husband feel it. then it just flattened out all of the sudden. when i told my mother the next day she said that must have been braxton hicks. so then i read about it and i think it was.

well, i've been feeling them like every other day or every three days and i was just wondering if thats normal or too much or ??????  and if anyone else is feeling them yet.  i had one this weekend that was pretty uncomfortable and actually made my lower back hurt as well - like my whole bottom half was tensed up and contracting.......very weird - especially since this is my first and i'm not used to any of this.

thanks ladies!!

[Riot_Queen]

This is my first baby.
I noticed my first one at about 19 weeks.
I started freaking out I thought my entire uterus was fixin to drop out my crotch, I ran to my mama crying I'm all like, "Mama my stuff is fixin to fall out! You need to take me to the hospitaaaaalll!!!!"

And she's all like wtf happened  what's going on!?
And I told her what I was feeling and she just poked my tummy and started laughing.

lolol
Then she told me what it was and that  it was fine... lolol

Then I started getting them more regularly but they felt different, and so I came on here asking about them, and the ladies on here confirmed that they were also B.H.

You should be getting them about 5 times a day or so as you get farther along.

I got them a couple times every other day when I was at your point. Now I'm 27 weeks and I get them everyday and they are so uncomfortable that they sometimes hurt!
lol

I wouldn't worry about it.
As long as they don't become regular and very painful.

=]

[whitlack]

I have been having the exact thing happen to me.  I thought the baby was balling up too but the only area of my belly I feel it is very low in my stomach.  I wouldnt worry as long as there is no regular pattern and as long as the contractions are not very painful.

[mj_mommy_manda]

I started getting them at 19 weeks.. idk why.. but yeah I dont like them lol I thought it was the baby pushing really hard against my stomach but Idk.. its too hard for me to tell because Idk what anything is supposed to feel like.. i dont even know what a labor contraction feels like.

[Rach1717]

I've had some too ... I think! This is my first pregnancy too, so it's hard to be sure about these things at first! I think I had my first one around 22 weeks and have had the odd one here and there. If you're having them frequently then maybe you should speak to your doctor about it, I know that if you have more than 4 in an hour then you should call right away and get it checked out to be sure. I think you can have them more often if you do too much and are tired or are dehydrated so maybe try resting a bit more and making sure you drink plenty of water. Otherwise I think its normal ... but I agree, it feels very strange! :)

Rachel