So I really need some more opinions on this. I have been having pretty bad braxton hicks contractions for the past 6 weeks.. on top of that I have been having really strong pressure in my vaginal area to the point where its extremely uncomfortable to even walk or lift my legs to get on my bed to lay down.. It almost feels like swelling and I'm not sure if that is a normal thing to feel. It goes away after a day or 2 and comes back if I've been walking in a grocery or swimming for a while. This is my 4th child and I have NEVER experienced these symptoms with any of my other kids. I did however experience Braxton hicks with my last daughter but it wasn't till i was already 37 weeks and and gave birth at 38 weeks. I'm 31 weeks right now.. I've told my nurse practitioner but she only says I'm dehydrated even tho I swear I'm not. I drink a lot throughout the day because they told me at 12 weeks i was supposedly dehydrated because at the time i was having severe nausea and I didn't want to be nauseous my whole pregnancy if that was the case. I don't get to see my OB often because she has a very busy schedule i guess with other patients. So should i go in to get checked at L&D or should i just wait it out and drink more water 😕 I also have a lot of vaginal discharge. I'm kinda torn because my Braxton hicks contractions are really strong when they happen and don't leave when i change positions but they usually stop after like 4 very stong ones to the point I can barely talk through them and then i don't feel anything for another 6 hours or till the next day.. so I'm not sure what to do 😔