Braxton Hicks?

Question

What exactly do Braxton Hicks feel like? I'm laying in bed and my abdomen just got really tight and hard. It felt like a muscle spasm all the way to my butt. It didn't hurt but was quite uncomfortable and only lasted for a few seconds. I was bending over a lot picking things up today so maybe that had something to do with it? It felt really weird so I thought I'd ask you guys. I'm 26 weeks.

Answer

Sounds like that's exactly what it was. Some women find them painful, I never did. Just really tight and then it was gone!

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Feels like your entire belly tightening. Squeezing from the inside. Mostly they don't hurt. At least for me. Though lately (I'm almost 38 weeks) they're getting more uncomfortable. They're not bad though.

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Like a giant blood pressure cuff being tightened around your belly. Your uterus is a huge muscle so a contraction is it tensing up. It gets really tight and hard for a few seconds then relaxes. Sometimes the feeling builds and gets stronger, peaks, then slowly fades away. Some ladies say it hurts. Mine have never hurt just uncomfortable and sometimes make it harder to breathe.

Braxton Hicks?

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