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Stomach tightening
I will be 18 weeks Friday and sometimes my stomach will tighten for a few minutes then go back to normal and will will happen for about 20 minutes. Normally after I have sex. But there is no pain at all the only reason I can feel it tightening is because I touch the outside of my tummy and can feel that it tightened. Are these Braxton hicks? Do all Braxton hicks have to be painful?
Thanks! A friend of mine is just as far along as I am and she get Braxton hicks and says that they are very painful that's why I was unsure If I was having the same thing
Hi! Could be Braxton hicks as long as there not consistent and the pain doesnt get worse each time u have one. U should be okay! Personally to me they dont hurt its just a tab bit uncomfortable at times. But everybody has a different tolerance for pain if it worries you just mention it to your OB.
Most people that feel Braxton hicks say they don't hurt I get than all the time n its not painful for me
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