How to tell if you're having Braxton hicks?!

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The internet is no help as I'm a FMT, and all it tells me is it feels like tightening of your stomach. Not very helpful, I'm sorry 😂 I'm 23 weeks and three days and last night it felt like there was a tens machine hooked up into my vagina. Is that the start of Braxton Hicks? Like how do you know. I'd love to hear everyone's different experiences because I know everyone's body is different.

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When I have Braxton hicks my abdominal area tightens a bit and it gets harder for me to breathe. I get "shortness of breath". It also hurts just a bit. More uncomfortable than painful.

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It’s when you’re stomach tightens into a ball for a couple of minutes.

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Not sure if this helps much but got from my ob today

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It’s literally just a tightening. A tens machine is a fairly good way to describe it. It feels to me almost like I’m flexing my lower abs, but involuntarily.

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When I had them with my first it was just my stomach tightening. Like a bad stomach cramp. Only had them the last month of my first pregnancy so not sure if you can feel like lower or not?

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This is my 4th and I’ve never had them I don’t know how it feels lol I do sometimes have cramps 🙄😓😒 🤷🏼‍♀️

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