Has anyone else had braxton hicks for a LONG PERIOD of time? I had them since 9 pm last night and they haven't stopped. I thought for a little bit today that they could have been the start of labour pains so I tried getting some work done around the house to see if moving about a lot changed the quality of the contractions.
All I got form the cleaning I did was a sore sore back and more random contractions.
anyone else had this or have any time on getting it to stop?
Re: Braxton Hicks?
It's called prodromal labor, and yes there are quite a few of us who have been plagued with this special gift. Basically it's labor-like contractions, but that don't mount into actual labor.
Take a warm bath. Have a glass of wine, if it suits you. Try to get as relaxed as possible. Walking, exercising, lots of movement only egg on the fake contractions and still won't make them mount into labor.
Good luck.