No Braxton Hicks

aander6 · November 2012

I have been reading lots of post about women having BH. I however don't think I have ever had one or if I have I don't notice or feel them. I am 33 weeks now. Are any of you other FTM in the same boat? I am starting to worry a bit about not feeling them.

jquirke9881 · November 2012

I didn't have a single one my entire last pregnancy. Not to worry!

UnexpectedlyExpected · November 2012

I'm a FTM and I haven't felt them either. However, I was in the hospital for an IV fluid treatment a few weeks ago and the contraction monitor showed that was having them (even though I felt absolutely nothing).

So from my personal experience I wouldn't be too worried about not feeling them.

FirefightersBride · November 2012

Before my induction with my son, I had 1 contraction. 1. And it sure wasn't a BH! LOL No worries, there are actually people who don't have any

WiscoMom67 · November 2012

I didn't get them in my first pregnancy... No worries!

edilo · November 2012

WiscoMom67:
I didn't get them in my first pregnancy... No worries!

This. And haven't had any yet with this one either.

orinjuse · November 2012

In the same boat. Nothing yet, but we still have some time

aander6 · November 2012

Good to know I am not alone!

perfectlove09 · November 2012

There's nothing to worry about. You are most likely getting them but you don't feel them. If I remember correctly your uterus starts BH around 16 weeks pregnant but you'd never know it.
I have been feeling them for a long time and it took a while to realize that's what I was feeling. No pain at all, and not "timeable", it just randomly feels like my entire stomach tightens up and stays that way for either just a few seconds or maybe upto 3035 seconds. But no pattern.

velazquezk1 · November 2012

I have very recently as in this weekend started feeling them. They're not painful just kind of uncomftorable. You know when you get your blood pressure checked and it tightens up on your arm and then releases? It feels like that to me.

Notwifezilla7 · November 2012

I had nothing that I would classify as BH with either PGs, nor anything w/this one.

kblrlf · November 2012

I didn't have any with my first pregnancy. So don't worry be happy I have them a ton this pregnancy and they're kind of annoying.

Genevieve14 · November 2012

UnexpectedlyExpected:

I'm a FTM and I haven't felt them either. However, I was in the hospital for an IV fluid treatment a few weeks ago and the contraction monitor showed that was having them (even though I felt absolutely nothing).

So from my personal experience I wouldn't be too worried about not feeling them.

This. It's super common to have them without even knowing it. Next time you're at a prenatal appointment you should ask. I almost always have them when my OB is feeling around on my belly.