ab2401

Ok so I "think" I might have had some BH but I cant be sure this is my first baby and I have no idea what they feel like, even though tons of people have told me many different things to look for.

The other night I was laying on the couch, curled up on a pillow, so I wasn't laying flat down... with my knees as high as i can get them now. (which isnt high ) Then all of the sudden ( I think we had just got done eating or something ) I get this sharp pain right at the top of my bump..... it shots right to left and left to right. It stayed at the top of my bump.... it felt like some one was taking a very long needle and sticking it through my belly. It didnt hurt that bad but bad enough for me to know it was happening. It happened like 3 times..... in maybe 5 mins. and then quit. when it would let up the baby was very active.



AND THEN



Yesterday on our way home I had some ..... eh.... pretty bad period like cramps... they stayed as low and you can go with out seeing things you might not want to and it just cramped up and at the same time, my belly got really firm. this happend only once for maybe a min. Also when it was done the baby was very active.


Could any of this be braxton hicks? I wouldn't really know.

Jazzy

Sounds like BH, mine tended to be a hardening across my bump which makes breathing abit harder then it would relax

TryingAgain

Certainly sounds like you could have had some BH's, not really sure, everybody seems to describe them so differently!!

anita665

I had what I thought were my first about a week ago too but I haven't had any since that I'm sure of. I sometimes think I can feel a mild tightening especially at the top of my belly but I'm not sure.

ab2401

yeah I'm not really sure if one or both of them where BH.

My doctor said it feels like the baby just balls up.... which with the one in the car it seemed like she did that but I was thinking maybe they would tighten up my whole belly and not just the top or bottom.

Either way these where the first time I have ever had something like that and it kinda makes me happy..... because even though it would only be BH its still a step closer to having the baby..... I'm very bored at this point with being pregnant.

Tam

Sounds like posibble BHs!!

Not that long to go now hun! x

Firsttimer

OH my I had my first braxton hicks on Saturday and sunday the pains were that bad I thought i was going into labour if that is just mini contractions I dont know how i am going to handle the real thing .......... I was getting them every 5 mins or so they lasts about 30 secs i think but felt like longer .........

Firsttimer

When I tell people , also women who have had babies they say its a bit early for you to get them ?

Samantha675

I have already been having BH for about a week now. It is just as AB describes. It feels like the baby is going into a tight ball. My belly gets really hard, and it just feels like tight pressure across the bottom of my bump. It is really weird feeling, but doesn't hurt. I asked my midwife, and she said yup, it was BH.

Firsttimer

I am seeing my midwife tomorrow I will tell her what happened to me because I was in sooooooooo much pain I thought I was going into labour it was horrible I didnt know what to do or couldnt sit stand or lay down. Im scared now what could it be it did feel like my bump went all tight so hopefully it was just braxton hicks