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starr
little whale on the way
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how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
I am 36w today, and been feeling the last 2 days very heavy in my stomach. It also feels like its stretching from inside - is the baby stretching in there? He is very active and keeps rolling around, or what at least feels like constant tumbling. So how can I differentiate between the baby moves and BH? Or am I overanalyzing?
ETA: this past I barely slept due to constant pee sessions and excrutiating back pain. It felt as if I am been tortured by inhumane devices. Not sure if this has anything to do w/BH or how far along I am.... 
Message edited 5/22/2014 9:40:28 AM.
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aliwnec10
mom of 3 boys
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Re: how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
BH's you can see your stomach tightening up and getting hard for a few seconds.
Sounds like it's just the baby moving. 
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Nic1229
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Nicole
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how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
Not everyone gets BH. I am 40w5d and haven't had a single contraction, even a BH one, yet
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Dee0522
And then there were four...
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Re: how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
I can tell when I'm having them b/c my belly feels very tight in one spot and becomes rock hard for a few minutes.
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| Posted 5/22/14 10:51 AM |
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Samira0407
Love being a Mom
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Re: how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
I had BH from 27 weeks; it was a tightening & hardening of my stomach every now and then. Sounds like you're feeling the baby stretching.
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| Posted 5/22/14 11:07 AM |
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starr
little whale on the way
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how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
ok good. thanks guys! 
I was kinda freaking out building scenarios in my head that if I cant tell between BH to baby stretching how in the world I will notice real contractions. Insane in the brain obviously 
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PitterPatter11
Baby Boy is Here!
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how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
BH is when your uterus tightens but with no pain. I would sometimes have them when I was working out.
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Irishgrl13
Fingers Crossed...
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Colleen
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Re: how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
Braxton Hicks will go away with walking and continued movement....real labor will not....
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| Posted 5/22/14 8:04 PM |
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Sparrow
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Re: how do I know if I am having Braxton Hicks?
You won't necessarily know if you're having them. DD I had weekly NST's (where they put you on a monitor that checks for contractions, just like when you're in labor) due to GD. I would have them on the monitor and have no clue. One time I was contracting nonstop and didn't feel them.
When I did feel them with DS (baby #2) they didn't feel at all like I expected them to. I never noticed my belly feeling rock solid like some people say, but I guess I would describe it as a tightening. Different people seem to describe it differently.
You could be having them or it could be movement. It's tough to say for sure unless you're on a monitor.
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