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How do you tell between...
real contractions and BH's? Tuesday the OB told me that I have moved to "zero tolerance" status for contractions. If I know I've had three contractions, drink water, and lay down, if I have three more within an hour, go to the hospital. But what if I'm just having BH's, how do I tell the difference with such a low tolerance level? I'd feel like a total dummy if I thought I was having contractions and they hooked me up and saw nothing! I honestly felt dumb at the hospital the other night because I was having regular contractions for an hour before I could feel them and realized what they were.
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Re: How do you tell between...
I would assume that they mean zero tolerance for any contractions... BH or otherwise. I think that you need to ask this question to your OB, as it's really important that you have a clear understanding of what you need to be worried about.
https://www.babycenter.com/0_braxton-hicks-contractions_156.bc
https://pregnancy.about.com/cs/laborbasics/a/bhctx.htm
Edited to add... don't worry about feeling stupid for calling or for not knowing you're having contractions. Lots of people don't know that they are having BH contractions.
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I wouldn't worry one bit about being "that girl" in L&D, especially with your situation! Better safe than sorry, IMO!