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talk braxton hicks vs contractions please?

jeannaqueenajeannaqueena member
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Ok, so we ended up in L&D Thursday evening.  I was contracting enough and regularly that they gave me the shot to stop them.  It seem to have worked that evening.  Friday was pretty quiet, just a couple what I considered braxton hicks.  Well, last night I think I had one every hour.  They seem to be worse if I have to pee.  I drank about 24 oz of water over the course of the night after a good day of water.  It seems today they weren't regular but I had more than I could count.  I am headed to the OB on Tuesday anyway and plan to ask her and of course if things get more active I will call in.  But I am just curious what my PAIF ladies have experienced.  
TTC#1: 14 months on our own (did HSG, b/w, SA);
BFP on Cycle 14--TWINS! Identical twin boys stillborn at 19wks(1/9/10)
3 break cycles; took clomid 50mg, BFP #2 Beta #1 35, Beta #2 338!!! Owen was born 2/11/11! 
TTC#2: 4 cycles on clomid: BFNs
BFP #3: Cycle #5 100mg clomid; beta #1 21; beta #2 6=CP 
Cycle #6 break cycle TTC no meds=BFN
Cycle #7: 150 clomid+ovidril+IUI=BFN (switched to RE)
Cycle #8: follistem+ovidril+TI=BFN
Cycle #9 Forced break due to cyst
Cycle #10 follistem+ovidril+TI=BFN
Cycle #11 follistem+ovidril+TI=BFN
Cycle#12 Forced break due to cyst, went on BCP; did repeat HSG, Saline U/S
Cycle #13 IVF: Follistim/Menapur ER 11-30 11 eggs, 5 mature, 4 fertilized and 3dt on 12-3; BFN
Cycle #14: IVF#2 lupron/follistim/menopur ER 1-22, 19 eggs, 14 fertilized, 5dt on 1-27, BFP!! beta 1: 63, beta 2: 119; EDD 10-15-13; 1 frozen embie
Miracle Surprise BFP, EDD 10-1-15; saw HB great Betas, 11weeks lost baby MC at home
Moved forward with FET transfered solo frostie on 6-4-15, beta 1: 315, beta 2: 738, u/s showed one baby on track EDD 2-21-16
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Re: talk braxton hicks vs contractions please?

  • PurpleIris30PurpleIris30 member
    My MFM says to ignore the term "Braxton hicks." He says to pay attention to the length of the contraction and how many in an hour. So 4 or more in an hour that last for longer than 45 seconds, and I'm supposed to empty bladder, drink water, and lay down. If they don't go away, then i need to call. They don't need to be painful to be impacting your cervix, which is why he told me to not think about Braxton hicks.

    Hope everything goes ok for you.
    Married 8/2008. IVF with PGD March 2013.
    3/22 ER: 25R, 20M, 15F. 9 genetically normal, and 3 survived to Day 5
    3/27 ET: transferred 1 embryo, beta 9dp5dt=163, 12dp5dt=639
    4/25 1st ultrasound at 7 weeks = identical twins with heartbeats?!!!
    PPROM at 31w, delivery at 32 weeks of two beautiful girls
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