36 w. Stomach tightening paired with lower back ache and pelvic pressure/cramps. Is this just Braxton Hicks getting more intense?

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If theyre in a regular pattern when you time them, are getting more intense, and don’t resolve with you laying down and drinking water then those are real contractions.

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Time them just to be sure it's labor and not bh that will be your only help right now

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This is my fifth so my BH are really painful and I've been getting them more and more as the weeks go by  (I'm 35 now). I've also been getting a lot more discharge. I always take a warm bath and drink a lot of water when they come around and it always makes them stop so the day they don't stop is the day I know it's real, lol. Try doing what I do or change positions or walk around, really anything you think might help and once you find something that does help stick to doing that every time you have them, it will make it easier to know if they are real contractions or not.

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Oh my word, I just had this!  I’m nearly 36 weeks and had this for 24 hours, it happened every hour ish!  So painful!  But I have woken up this morning with nothing :) guessing it was just BH getting more intense!

36 w. Stomach tightening paired with lower back ache and pelvic pressure/cramps. Is this just Braxton Hicks getting more intense?

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