What do Braxton Hicks feel like?

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Can someone please describe how they feel? I don’t remember having them with my daughter at all. I have random times where my stomach feels hard but it’s not a pain or crampy feeling just tickles kind of haha.

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For me it has always been just tightening on my stomach. I don't think they were painful for me. Just slight tightening.

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Tummy tightness and little uncomfortable but no pain...

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Although I’m a first time mum, I haven’t felt any BH either. It’s either round ligament pain, random jabby pains or just baby doing his/her karate routine.
Nothing I’d class as “tightening”, really.
I’m 22w so it’s not unusual to get them by now.
Now I know I’m heading into fantasy territory but I’m hoping I *do* have them; and that it’s a sign that labour will be a breeze and I won’t feel a thing. Lol let me have just this one!

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I’ve been getting them often this time around especially after a busy day. It feels like awful menstrual cramps and under my belly button is rock hard. It takes my breath away at times. It lasts about a min but comes back a few mins later but only for like 15 mins. Other truly feel like mild labor contractions for me.

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I’m curious if the above is actually Round Ligament Pain?

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For me my stomach tightens and feels hard. And I feel like pressure? In my stomach and pelvis but it's not painful, it's like being too full after a meal lol but without the discomfort. Oh and they'll go away if I move position. Braxton Hicks are so weird.

What do Braxton Hicks feel like?

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