Braxton hicks 2-5 mins apart, cause for concern?

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I'm 33 weeks as of yesterday. Right after hubby and I had sex I started getting Braxton hicks right after one another. That was about 2 hours ago. I've been timing them and they are still random intervals just super close. Normally I get them just randomly throughout the day. Maybe one every hour or so... i've drank a shit ton of water, I have been laying on my left side, I've been doing deep breathing, I've done pretty much all I can think (and google) to get them to stop. I'm currently out of state from my doctors office (I have an appointment with her Monday) but I feel silly cause I know they are Braxton hicks cause they don't hurt, just uncomfortable tightening. It's also after hours so if I go anywhere to get checked out, it'll have to be the local ER, which is like $200. ☹️ idk I guess I'm just wondering if anyone else has been through anything similar? If I get any other symptoms I will def go in but I'm really trying to avoid it until I can talk to my doctor

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These don't look consistent enough or long enough. Keep drinking water and keep resting. A couple weeks ago I had this for 3 hours. I drank a ton of water and stayed on my left side and they just went away. I told my doc and showed him my tracking app and he said they would be more consistent and last longer.

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It's normal to have contractions after sex. Does your doctor have an after hours phone number? They should have someone on call that you can talk to. Unless you're having more than 4 or 5 in an hour though I wouldn't worry about it.
A few weeks ago I was dehydrated and had a stressful day and I was having BH consistently every 5-10 mins for about three hours. They had me come in and drink a ton of water and monitored me for a few hours, but they slowed down after a while and my cervix was still totally closed. I still get them a few times a day randomly but they said not to worry about it unless they start getting painful and I can't talk through them.

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Yeah  happens to me all the time, every pregnancy. when they are just about exactly 5 minutes apart and about exactly a minute long then worry that it's labor lol.

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What App do you use to log the contraction times?

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Thanks guys. They slowed down after I lay down for about an hour. Honestly I fell asleep lol. I was still getting them, for the next week hours, just just kind of randomly again, maybe like 2-3 an hour. I'll def be keeping a super close eye on them today though!

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These are contractions not BH. Braxton Hicks won’t keep coming like this. Contractions (real ones) don’t always have to be super painful. Mine weren’t bad until after my water broke. I would get checked.

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I had this for 3 days straight when I was 32w6d. I went to labor and delivery after 24 hours without improvement and they put me on the monitor and I was having real contractions. Baby was fine and my cervix didn't change after an hour (I was a tiny bit dilated so they kept me for about 3 hours to get a second exam). After that they sent me home. It was another 24 hours before the contractions spaced out and then another 24 hours before they stopped completely. I would definitely recommend getting in to see someone asap especially if you can get home sooner than you were planning.

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I agree with the other comment here. BH are not usually consistent. and are generally provoked by activity either from baby or you....and will stop when you relax are well hydrated...where are contractions do not stop even when laying down. I can totally understand your desire to avoid a seemingly unnecessary e.r. visit....but just be very cautious. I'd personally go in...although I had a past birth at 34 weeks so I'm a little more worried around this time.

Braxton hicks 2-5 mins apart, cause for concern?

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