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Contractions

I'm a first time mom and sometimes my stomach will get hard and feel tight. But it doesn't hurt, are these contractions? I feel them a lot now. 36 weeks.
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Braxton Hicks totally normal
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Exactly how she put it ^ you'll know when they are real contractions because you'll wish they were just like Braxton hicks lol
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Braxton Hicks for sure when you start getting the "real" ones you will know because they hurt and just get worse im over due now at 40 weeks and 4 days and i have gotten braxton hicks since 18 weeks and real contractions since 35 on and off but the real ones suck
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I'm a ftm as well! I think they're called braxton hicks contractions..
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