First time mommy in need of advice...

Ashley
I've been having Braxton Hicks since I was 20 weeks. It felt like a blood pressure cuff around my uterus - pressure and tightening but no pain - just discomfort. I am now 31-32 weeks. Recently, on and off I've been feeling crampy (like period like cramps) but my uterus doesn't tighten really hard. I'm confused about it. I tried explaining it to the nurse on Friday when I went in to L&D because I was scared I was going into preterm labor and she laughed at me and told me Braxton Hicks and cramps are the same exact thing. I tried explaining the difference I'm feeling but she didn't seem to understand. When I used to get my period I would get so crampy but my uterus never "contacted" and hardened. What's going on?? I also am still getting the tightening now and then too, they just don't always correspond.

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