Braxton Hicks a problem?

kristyn&ken

How many BH is too many in an hour? I wasn't having any up until a few weeks ago and lately they have gotten more and more frequent expecially in the evenings. I saw my doc on 5/3 and everything looked fine - cervix was 4.3 but I wasn't having the BH at that time. Should I call in the morning?

shipoopiisforme

my dr's threshold is 4 an hour.

kristyn&ken

I guess I'll call in the morning then. I had probably 10+ in the last hour (I was having a hard time telling when one stopped and the next started) but I was having a heated discussion with DH and now that I've calmed down and am sitting down with a glass of water they are easing up. Still a few here and there but not as often or intense as they were.

kaiteedidit

At 29 weeks I was having them about every 2-5 minutes, they were pretty intense and did not let up after laying down or drinking water. I felt stupid calling the dr. but I did and they sent me right to L&D. I'm glad I went. I was having PTL and was 1cm and 80% effaced. Luckily, they got the labor stopped and I was sent home on bed rest and with a rx for procardia. 

If your having any doubts at all, call your doctor. It is better to be safe than sorry. 

GSwans

I also wound up in L&D (3x, actually) in the last month and half due to too many BH in an hour. ?My doctor wanted me to call whenever they got to be more than 4 in an hour. ?At 26 weeks was when I started bed rest after being in L&D the first time, and then 2 more times since then (because I was still on my feet around the house, doing "too much"). ?The 3rd L&D trip I was officially in PTL, 1 cm dilated. ?They were able to stop it with mag. ?Now I'm on pretty strict bed rest, and it helps. ?

I would absolutely call your Dr., because you do NOT want those babies here any sooner than they need to be!?

janjag

kristyn&ken:

I guess I'll call in the morning then. I had probably 10+ in the last hour (I was having a hard time telling when one stopped and the next started) but I was having a heated discussion with DH and now that I've calmed down and am sitting down with a glass of water they are easing up. Still a few here and there but not as often or intense as they were.

whenever i called (5+ per hr) i was told to empty bladder, drink a big big glass of water and lie down.  if they didn't slow down in the next hour i was to call again or go to L&D.

if they've slowed way down now, just take it easy.  i would call tomorrow am though to let OB know what happened and that you've been having more in general.

Abbe

This just happened to me last week.  I was having about 10 an hour.  They sent me right to L&D.  Fortunately, my cervix hadn't changed and I wasn't dilated.  The docs told me that with twins I should have a very low threshold for what I think is strange before calling them.  They think it's just an irritable uterus from all the stretching.  The more I rest, the fewer I have, but they haven't gone away by any means.  I'm still having more than 5 an hour.  This may just be the case with you, but I'd definitely call and have it checked out.  Best of luck!