When did you start feeling Braxton Hicks or contractions?

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I'm almost 32 weeks and have been getting light cramps but I'm not sure if they are contractions or not. Please if anyone could describe what they feel like or when they got them.

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So I had plenty of tightening around 30 weeks and onward, I didn't really feel anything other than my stomach get tight. I told my doctor and she said if there was a pattern to go straight to the hospital. At 33 weeks I thought I was having the "practice contractions" again but decided to time them, they were 5 minutes apart consistently, by the time I made it to the hospital they were 2 minutes apart. Made it to 2cm dilated and 70% effaced before the meds kicked in to stop the labour but really just felt like mild period cramps and persistent lower back pain. Still waiting on it all to start up again, I'm 36 weeks now, and I get contractions literally all day and night, just no pattern and no progression.

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ooh following. i get cramps that are deeper in my uterus? lol that feel like period cramps as opposed to what my apps say BH feel like. it’s described as tightening from the top of my uterus down, but all i feel are light period cramps. i’m 32 weeks today!

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For me they feel like my tummy gets super super tight for a few seconds the  stops

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I don't think I really started having Braxton Hicks until 39 weeks. I may have been having them before that and just didn't realize it but basically my stomach will just randomly get really hard and stay like that for about a minute. For me it doesn't really feel like anything because it's not terribly uncomfortable or anything, occasionally it just feels tight.

When did you start feeling Braxton Hicks or contractions?

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