Braxton Hicks = easier labor???

Question

I’m a FTM and am 33 weeks and 6 days, I have been having Braxton Hicks since early on, but the last several weeks they have been getting even more frequent, intense and painful. I feel like I have them most of the time. I know they say Braxton Hicks are used to strengthen the uterus and prepare for labor in that case I should have a shorter and easier labor right? Is there any truth to that?

Answer

I have had so many contractions for the past few days and I’ll have a few that are really regular, like I had 5 in a row that were 7 min apart and then today I had 4 that were 2 minutes apart. They went back to being irregular but it freaks me out bc they actually hurt and I feel like I can’t breathe during them. I hope they make my labor easier

Answer

No. I had braxton hicks but ended up having22 hour labor which ended in forceps and i had to get epidural around 18 hours in.. It was full on. Every woman is different.

Answer

Nope. Had braxton hicks every 5 minutes starting at 22 weeks and my labor was 28 hours long and I needed to be induced. Plus 2 epidurals failed.

Braxton Hicks = easier labor???

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