Belly hardening

For the last week or 2 I've been noticing that my belly will get really hard at random times. It doesn't hurt, but it can be uncomfortable. I mentioned it at my sono last night because I just kept thinking "oh that's prob the baby's head or butt" and the tech said it could be braxton hicks. I'm 29 wks now. Does anyone have experience with this? Is it normal or should I be concerned?
Thnx!

Re: Belly hardening

yup sounds like braxton hicks. I got it a lot my first pregnancy and for me, it usually meant taht I needed to up my water.

Its nothing to worry about unless you start getting legit contractions (you'll know the difference)- just try and keep drinking water

Re: Belly hardening

sounds like Braxton hicks. They are perfectly normal and they are not like the actual contractions.

Belly hardening

I agree with the others that it's BH. I was having these too but didn't know it until I got to the hospital for my induction. Dr. asked me if I felt "that". I was like yeah the baby's kicking. He said no, you're having a contraction.

Oh.

I had been feeling it for weeks and just thought it was the baby moving -- but with considerably less room to do so.

Belly hardening

I also agree that they are BH. I've had them since 28 weeks. They are uncomfortable but don't really hurt and my whole stomach gets hard. If only one part of my stomach gets hard but the rest isn't then I figure it's a foot or a butt or something else. It's nothing to worry about though.