Braxton hicks bc of dehydration ?

Question

I keep hearing Braxton hicks are caused by dehydration. Is that true? I thought they were normal prepping your body for the real thing. Even my provider asked if I’m drinking enough water when I told her I’ve been having them and I definitely am. All I drink is water. I’m constantly peeing and it’s clear so I def don’t think I’m dehydrated..

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Dehydration can bring them on or make them worse, but you're right that BH is all part of the process of your body preparing. Some women feel them more than others too. My mom claims to have never felt BH with either pregnancy, but I get them frequently and end up with prodromal labor the last four weeks of pregnancy.

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They are not exactly caused by dehydration but they can be worse because of dehydration. They are indeed the body preparing and are totally normal. But if you are dehydrated they can come on more intensely.

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So it’s kinda both. Braxton hicks is your body prepping for the real thing but when you start to have Braxton hicks regularly like to the point you can time them, let’s say, every 5 minutes, then you’re likely dehydrated. At that point, you need to hydrate hydrate hydrate and rest. If they don’t go away, then I’d recommend going into the OB ED and being evaluated for pre-term labor.

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All pregnant women get BH contractions. Like you said they are normal prepping for birth stuff. Some women don’t feel them, especially FTMs but also a genetic component. Dehydration does make them worse though! And water alone won’t fully hydrate you. I have to also drink at least 1 electrolyte water additive packet a day but more if I go outside in the heat. 
I’ve also noticed that my hydration kind of has a lag day before it affects my Bh contractions. Like if they are really bad today and I focus on hydrating all day, they don’t calm down until the next day. Or if I go on an outdoor adventure one day and didn’t drink enough for my body’s liking, the more intense and frequent BH don’t hit me until the next day.

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Had Braxton hicks almost my entire pregnancy with my daughter.  They told me it was from being dehydrated.  Every time I went to get checked, they gave me iv fluids and hooked me up to a contraction monitor.  Within a few hours, they would slow down or stop.  If you are able to time them like contractions, go get checked to make sure.  With my first pregnancy, I told my husband it was probably just Braxton hicks and we were timing them every 5 min.  By the time we got to the hospital, my contractions were every 1-2 min and I was in preterm labor.

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It’s both. I didn’t have them a single time in my first two pregnancies. But this pregnancy I have them all the time. It happens randomly but also it definitely is brought on by stress and dehydration.

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I have never had Braxton Hicks And this will be my second baby but my third pregnancy that made it into the second trimester and I have had five pregnancies in all
My mother-in-law has never had BH and my husband‘s best friend‘s mom has not have them either

Braxton hicks bc of dehydration ?

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