i dont think ive had any braxton hicks yet.

will i know when i have them?
what are they like?

i sould be having them by now,shouldnt i?

BH contractions dont usually start until later on in 1st pregnancies.. mine didnt started last time until the week before i went into labour!

oh ok.

this is my first so i might not have had any yet then.

i didnt know if i was having them but not noticing them.
*does that make sense*

I have been getting them since about 23 weeks and they are defiantly noticeable for me anyway. My bump goes all tight and its quite sore at times.

I haven't had any yet either, and I think there are some members on here who never had them during their pregnancy

I dont think Ive had any. i certainly haven't felt the tightening like what other ladies have said. But I do get quite a lot of backache and stomach cramping. So I dont know!

xxx

I think everyone is different, i have been having them for quite a few weeks, you probably are getting them hun without noticing or realising.

I've been getting them for awhile, but it's gotten much more noticable recently. Not exactly painful, but definietly uncomfortable!

I have had them for aaaaagees. it is like my tummy and chest feel a bit tight, like butterflies. No pain at all. Easy to miss in fact!

You may never get them. Not all women do.

Yes generally. Your bump will go hard, and depending on if baby's head is near the cervix, you may or may not feel mild-moderate period like pains.

As many women described, the bump gets quite hard. I get a bit of a head rush, and I loose my breath a bit, and the more engaged the baby's head is on the cervix the more period like pain you may feel.

You may get tightening all over your bump, or you might have it just low, or just high. Everyone is different.

Again, it depends. I've had BH's since before week 20 (about 17 weeks). I'd get like one a week at that point. It gradually increased over time, and now I'm in an almost perpetual BH cycle every 20 mins to 30 mins. Once in a while it will get close together like 8-10 mins apart. But that's just me. I have a sensitive uterus... even someone playing with my belly button will set off a BH.