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Can anyone describe Braxton-Hicks contractions? And when in 2nd tri do they start!

Amanda

I didn't get them at all with Kayleigh, and only had a few with Charlie and they were in the 3rd tri, not the 2nd.

They just feel like a tightening of the tummy, and a little period-type pain. Not really painful actually, just uncomfortable.

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Scarey ....

Felt like shit yesterday and was sitting here with a pulping/bubbling feeling but down there so for some reason looked which is never good! She must just be kicking me low and way I'm sitting lil moo!

KX

Do u know my MW told me at my 32 week appointment I was too early to get Braxton Hicks! Yeah right, my belly doesnt feel like a man's erection for nothing!x

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Louise

I was having tightening at 16 weeks. I would look down at my tummy and see what appeared to be a ball, randomly hardening below my belly button. I asked the MW what it was and she said practice contractions- when I questioned her about getting them at 16 weeks, she told me we get them throughout pregnancy but not often do people notice them until the 3rd tri. It's only because I had no fat in my stomache that I could psychically see it happening. Apparently if I was of a 'normal' weight prior to pregnancy, I wouldn't have noticed them at all, but because I was 6 and 1/2 stone, I could basically see everything that went off down there.. Thats another reason for me feeling baby move at 15/16 weeks, and having scans that were crystal clear. APPARENTLY anyway.

But to answer your question, wobs. They feel like a tightening, and your whole tummy goes hard! If youR tummy is only hard in a certain place, say on the left hand side, but its soft everywhere else, then its the baby, but if its hard everywhere then its BH!

Louise

Helen

I didn't get any at all and was a bit disappointed by that since I had a section. No idea what childbirth feels like at all!

Dippy Yvanne

sore

Helen

Ahhh I felt that alright!