What Do Braxton Hicks Feel Like?

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I'm 27 Weeks pregnant with our first and hear other women talk about having Them. I don't even know what they would feel like to determine wether or not I've had one! LoL I'm sure I haven't had one but when I do I'd like to know for sure. Thank you For your Help!!

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Feels like baby just randomly balls up into a ball for a min and there is some pressure in lower abdomin. Sometimes I'll get very mild menstrual cramps in front but that's less common. That's my experience. This is my second pregnancy and I never noticed them last time I was pregnant lol

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I'm 29 weeks and have been getting them since 22 weeks.  They are different for everyone but part of my stomach tightens or sometimes the whole thing and one part of the baby usually stick out.  My dr said since the uterus is tightening around the baby that's why he sticks out more and your belly may look lopsided for a little.  Not much longer than 30-60 seconds though.  He usually moves after the contraction too.  The only way to tell is that they're usually not painful and they are not organized like real contractions.

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I was told on the hosptial that one side of your stomach with tighten up, sometimes both sides. The difference is braxton hicks aren't painful. There should be no pain involved.

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Mine tend to hurt pretty badly and they usually come while I'm driving, they can be to the point of having to pull over. The only way I know they are fake is because they don't continue or get worse. I'll have 2 or 3 then they stop. My whole belly hardens and sometimes I feel tension through my legs.

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Mine feel kinda like the round ligament pain, but feels like lower abdomen tightens up and feels crampy

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Do they feel like menstrual cramps? I have been feeling cramps really low that feel like I'm going to get my period...

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It's a very tight feeling in your stomach.  I had one for the first time super early in the morning when I had to pee & then it went away when I laid back down.

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