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1854861 tn?1333474904

maybe braxton hicks???

this is my first pregnancy so im not sure if what i was feeling yesterday was braxton hicks or not or if i should def talk to my dr about it. my and hubby were sitting watching a puppet master movie marathon and then i started feeling realllly uncomfortable. like period cramps but only lasting a few minutes at a time. my belly didnt really get super tight or anything though. it felt a little tense on the sides when i felt my belly but not like id imagine. the cramps just came and went kind of sporatically and my back ached some but everything eventually stopped. sure did make baby kiley move around alot though! does this sound like braxton hicks to anyone? it did get better when i stood up and paced the living room some. i havent experienced anything like that so far so it was def nerve wracking.
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1854861 tn?1333474904
thanks yall for the help! it hasnt happened since then, so i dunno. it sure did make me nervous though after measuring bigger than im supposed to be. cant wait til next thursday so i can relax.
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I haven't had any Braxton hicks this past two weeks....
Only alot of back pain, right rib pain and pressure in my bladder...
I'm 31w & 2d
:(
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2053975 tn?1343405733
The same thing happened to me today. Im 32+1 and I felt that twice this morning and once right before I was going to bed. I was freaking out to. This is my second pregnancy, but I had a scheduled c section at 39 weeks. I never experienced BH with my daughter I had placenta previa and dr wanted her out early.
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im having them today but they r not regular so im just dealing with them
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915119 tn?1341948989
If they don't have a regular pattern then they are braxton hicks contractions. You would know if you were in real labor. If they continue and get intense or they have a regular pattern then it's time to call your doctor. I have also been feeling some cramping, but nothing painful or regular. Good luck!!!
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im 32 weeks I have them a good bit and intense pelvic pressure but I found out at the hospital the other day he is really low so im guessing he has dropped bc my dr has been able to feel his head during internal checks since I was 27 weeks and now he is even lower so im high risk for pre term labor so im now on bedrest and pelvic rest... I had to have contractions stopped at 29 weeks and they told me the other day to take it day by day so apparently I can go at any point and time :/
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Im 30 +1
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Ive had that a few times now. I was wondering the same thing. Twice while laying in bed and once while driving to work. Pretty sure its Braxton Hicks. This is my first too. Unless its unbearable or stops and starts again I wouldnt worry. Its scary with all these diff pains coming and going. I dont know wat they mean. Lol. The other night was painful though. It made me scared for the real thing :/
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1854861 tn?1333474904
oh yeah, im 29 weeks and 5 days. or so we think. i have an ultrasound next thursday because my belly is measuring two weeks bigger than what it should.
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