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How often are you having Braxton Hicks?

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Mine started last week and I am experiencing them about 4 times an hour -- every hour! It seems like a lot to me, but maybe this is normal. I see my dr next week and will ask about it then, but thought I would ask you ladies too. Thanks!

(I'm sure it's not preterm labor. They are not getting stronger or closer together, it's just making it more uncomfortable to work, walk, sleep, etc)

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  • FremdschamenFremdschamen member
    Mine are only sporadic and not painful - once or twice a day that I notice.  Sorry you're having them so often, I'm sure you've heard the standard advice already (drink water, lie down with feet up etc), so I don't have anything revolutionary to

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  • danuli8danuli8 member
    My MW asked me at my last app't how often I was having BH contractions and I said, "Umm...what would they feel like?" She said they would feel like a hard belly or like the baby was balling himself up inside. Since then (10 days ago) I have paid very clos
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  • PSUBecky23PSUBecky23 member

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    I'm not...I don't think.  I feel like I should be at the uncool kids table!

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    Basically every time I move or eat since November. 
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  • saintpaulJesssaintpaulJess member

    Every.  Five.  Minutes.

    Sometimes it's only every 20-30 minutes.  And sometimes I get a couple hours off.

    This has been going on for almost two weeks now.  Definitely very uncomfortable.  My midwife said it's pr

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  • AtlJuneBrideAtlJuneBride
    I honestly started feeling them at 16 weeks (this is my second baby and my midwife said it was much more common to feel them early the second time around).  As I've gotten bigger they have become more frequent.  Now, I get them about 2 times per
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  • TnArichmondTnArichmond member

    Towards the end with DD I had to have weekly NST's and they showed that I was having them but never felt them.

    This time I feel them every day. They usually start late afternoon (like 2pm), pick up in intensity until I get home and can lay down

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  • NicoleSB80NicoleSB80 member
    Are you drinking enough water? I was drinking 100 to 120oz and having them regularly. My OB said to up water to 160oz. They have reduced but I still have prob 15 to 20 a day.

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    My MW asked me at my last app't how often I was having BH contractions and I said, "Umm...what would they feel like?"
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  • DarlingNIkki1028DarlingNIkki1028 member

    I started REALLY feeling them last week. Now I'm getting them frequently every evening, but not frequently enough to be able to time them.  I can't pinpoint exactly when they start for me, just like the middle of them, when everything is super tig

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  • MommymorticiaMommymorticia member

    I don't think I'm having any or if I am they are the ones that don't hurt.

    I did have some extremely painful ones, 5 in 30 minutes at 33 weeks, but I believe that was due to some physical activity I had done. I was able to get them to stop right

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  • JSS1002JSS1002 member

    Pretty much nonstop

     

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  • akraxnerakraxner member
    I don't think I've had a single one.  This makes me a little nervous honestly because I feel like I won't be ready for labor.  This is probably ridiculous fear...but hey, I'm a FTM, what do I know about it???
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  • AmandaAndTjAmandaAndTj member
    I started getting them around 19 weeks and they have recently gotten MUCH more frequent. Like every 30 minutes, all day... And more at night. With DD1 I went to LandD at 34 weeks with them coming every 5 min. They weren't progressing me then but I can't h
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    I don't think I've had a single one.nbsp; This makes me a little nervous honestly because I feel like I won't be ready fo
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    I don't think I've had a single one.nbsp; This makes me a little nervous honestly because I feel like I won't be ready fo
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  • BrittKavBrittKav member
    Probably about 20 a day? Never consistent or close together. But this past week they've all been uncomfortable (usually I'd only have 1 or 2 uncomfortable ones per day and the rest would be painless), so that's fun.
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