Nope. I thought I was having BH when I was in labor with DS. I didn't have any pain until after the doc broke my water. I thought it was BH again with DD, but I figured out it was labor eventually. Il amost had her on the side of the road because of it!
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Not necessarily. I had preterm labor for three weeks with my last baby. The BH felt like the real thing (menstrual cramps).
I know that doesn't help much. Sorry.
For me, early labor felt like way more intense BH, but it progressed and got much stronger and that's how I knew it was real labor.
I was convinced that I had BH until my husband forced me to go to the hospital.
They checked me and I was 7cm dilated.
You don't always know the difference.