Do Braxton hicks feel like mild menstral cramps?

Question

I am 31 weeks today. Last week I had a day where I felt like I was having mild menstrual cramps and a bit of a lower back ache, similar to when I get my period but super mild. 
Having it again now, and I’m wondering if it’s possibly Braxton hicks? 
I’m not alarmed or worried, but more less just curious to know if what I’m experiencing are Braxton hicks.

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Not at all. Not to me anyway. They just made my whole belly super hard & uncomfortable for a minute or so.

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No! Braxton hicks do not feel anything like menstrual cramps to me. Menstrual cramps are like a full achey pain in the ovary area. Braxton Hicks start to tighten your entire stomach and sort of hold making it hard to breath then they release.

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Yes they can feel like mild cramps.

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Yes. I have been having mild cramping on and off for a couple of weeks now and asked my doctor if it’s Braxton Hicks and she said yes

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They can. I would say most of the time they don’t but I had some at the end of my last pregnancy that felt pretty convincing lol.

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So my Braxton hicks are usually just the tightening of my stomach. However, I did have a very convincing spout of false labor around 32/33 weeks. I was woken up at 4:30am with painful cramps in my pelvic area. I managed to fall back asleep and hour later. I was woken again by the same thing, fell back asleep. Then I finally woke up for the day around 7am. Then around 7:15 I had consistent painful contractions (not in my back though). I didn’t even find them because by the time one ended I had maybe a minute before another came on. They made me super nauseous and very hot, but only lasted an hour. I called my OB and once I went in everything was back to normal and they said it was likely Braxton hicks/false labor and I haven’t had it since.
When in doubt, message your doc!

Answer

Yes

Do Braxton hicks feel like mild menstral cramps?

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