Does everyone have Braxton Hicks ?

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I'm 31weeks and haven't really noticed it yet. It's felt tight around my belly and odd pain here and there but hasn't felt like BH

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I went 41 weeks without ever feeling a BH.

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Not everyone has them. However I've had them since week 22

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I've been having them since 14weeks. I'm 22weeks now.

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Some women never get BH. I however have been for 10' weeks now everyday! Currently 37 weeks

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Yes everyone has them. Every single pregnant woman. Whether or not you can feel them or notice them is a completely different story.

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I don't know if they will ever come but so far have not I'm 35-1/2 weeks

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I couldn't tell I was having BH unless I touched my belly and felt them. I was worried I wouldn't know I was in labor because I also have a high pain tolerance. Then, this week, I went into preterm labor at 35w. I could tell the difference between labor and BH contractions not because of pain but because my back would seize up at the same time as my belly. The hospital stopped my labor luckily and now I definitely know the difference. Don't stress over it if you can't tell you are having them, you will know the difference when the time comes.

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For me they just feel like tightening of the tummy for a few seconds. I just started experiencing them at 37 weeks.

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For the people who said they don't know.. Let me start off by first saying BH and Contractions can feel 100% the same for some woman (me included). Everyone is also different. It feels like when you've done way to many sit ups and your lower tummy (below the belly button from one side all the way to the other) gets tight lol. Your lower stomach feels like it's completely hardened and it makes you kinda stop in your own tracks. It can also cause pain in your back& legs as well.  Now pretty much the only way to tell the two apart is the timing and "pain". With real contractions they will get closer and closer together with time and more "painful" or "dramatic". And contractions also will not go away if you switch your position or take a bath or walk around etc. BH won't normally be on a consistent rythem  and can change pain levels and might also go away if you eat, go pee, take a bath, move positions, or even get up and walk. I hope this helps. This is all what I've personally experienced threw my two pregnancies.

Does everyone have Braxton Hicks ?

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