Bed rest at 16 weeks and 4 days

Hannah • Twin girls born 6/26/15
First off I am having twin girls! And I have been having what I believe is Braxton Hicks contractions and sometimes when I'm active (not even that active) they can happen every couple of minutes, basically my stomach gets really tight and hard and I feel a lot pressure and it's pretty uncomfortable. I went to my doctor today and at my practice I have to see all the doctors there since I am high risk and today the doctor I saw basically was laughing and saying it's not even possibly to have BHs before 20 weeks but I have seen people say otherwise so I'm not sure. Anyways she has taken me off work and I have to have ultrasounds every week until 26 weeks or so to make sure my cervix isn't thinning. Hopefully I can go back to work at some point but I am glad that she didn't just blow me off. Has anyone ever been in a similar situation? 
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I been having them for a week now and I'm high risk pregnancy aswell with identical twins. The doctor said to me that is fine and that I should just try and take it easy but no bed rest. I been walking 2 miles everyday to get my kids from and to school and it has been fine. As long as they don't last more than 20 minutes they told me that is ok. Hopefully u will be back to normal soon. Xx

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Tania • Feb 27, 2015
That is the reason why they put u on bed rest then. They should not last that long. Hopefully they will be shorter soon and u will be off bed rest. Xx

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Hannah • Feb 27, 2015
Lol sorry idk why my phone is doing that! Mine have lasted as long as 4-5 hours and have been less than 4 minutes apart sometimes

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Hannah • Feb 27, 2015
Have lasted as Monda

Ke

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Hannah what do the Braxton Hicks feel like I'm just wondering?

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Hannah • Feb 27, 2015
It's like a weird tightening and pressure from a little bit over my belly button and all the way down