What do Braxton Hicks contractions feel like?

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Depends.  Mine just make my belly feel tight.  They don't hurt, and they are random as hell.  Some can be uncomfortable though.

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For me, my belly feels tight - as if I were squeezing my abdominal muscles together as much as I could and holding it for 20 seconds. Often, the tightness is just in the bottom half of my uterus. It isn't usually painful, but once when I'd been working on my feet all day and got a little dehydrated they actually felt crampy and hurt.

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Some women describe Braxton Hickscontractions as tightening in the abdomen that comes and goes. Many women say these “false” contractions feel like mild menstrual cramps. Braxton Hickscontractions may be uncomfortable, but they do not cause labor or open the cervix.

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With my daughter I remember my whole belly tightening and then relaxing. It was very obvious that they were Braxton hicks. This time I'm not so sure. 
And someone women say they're painful, with my daughter they never were, but with my mother in law apparently her second pregnancy BH's were painful. So I think it can vary from women to women. Sorry I know that's not much help lol

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What part of your stomach tightens?

What do Braxton Hicks contractions feel like?

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