Does labor start like Braxton Hicks?

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Or is it different from the get-go?
I keep having these nights with tons of contractions but they never quite organize enough. Is this how it starts, or is the real thing completely different from the start? 
Every time this happens I get all mentally wound up, then it ends up not being real. If this isn’t how it starts, then I’ll stop worrying about it. 
Thanks in advance!

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Labor with my first started as what I’d describe as regular Braxton Hicks. 
They weren’t painful, it was just tightening but happening at regular intervals. 
Things didn’t really speed up though until over 12 hours later.
Maybe try to tell your brain it doesn’t really mean anything since it keeps happening. And you should know if it starts turning into the real deal.
Try to rest!!

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BH are practice contractions that are later called labor contractions when they regulate in pattern. 
Labor contractions continue to develop into more productive contractions as they regulate in intensity as well. 
So the start of your labor won't feel much different then you've been feeling if you've been getting practice contractions all along.

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I thought they were BH and then they started to get more regular. I went to the hospital when they were 5 mins apart lasting a minute for an entire hour. I was 4cm dilated when I arrived at the hospital. I wasn’t in any pain at all, until they broke my water to help me progress because of hypertension. Got the epidural at 6cm even though the pain wasn‘t that bad because I was scared it would get worse and it would be too late to get one. 😂 I didn’t have any pain with him at all. This was my first. 
My second was totally different, but I was induced so. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Just try to relax and see if it goes away. Take a shower and go lay down. You won't sleep through real contractions is what I tell myself.

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It feels different. With my first it was 3am and it felt like strong menstrual cramps. It didn’t go away with change of position or bath.

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I am experiencing the same thing! I even tracked my contractions tonight thinking they’d grow closer and stronger but nope 😩 Hopefully soon!!

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No

Does labor start like Braxton Hicks?

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