25-26 weeks

As you are/were approaching the third trimester how did your belly feel? I feel pretty uncomfortable sometimes, almost like I'm having a Braxton Hicks but I'm not really sure? I feel some tightening and pressure and my belly gets firmer usually just in one spot, usually off to the side, but it's not rock hard. I know I'm having a Braxton Hicks for sure when it gets rock hard, real tight and sometimes hurts, this is different, it is less severe but my belly is not as squishy as normal when it happens. I'm wondering if it's still a contraction of the uterus or maybe just the baby's position? Or just normal growing? It happens a lot when I'm laying down on my side which ironically you are supposed to do to alleviate Braxton Hicks.

In general my belly feels tighter, I guess that is normal as we grow and grow?

I get so nervous. I can't believe I made it this far but now I have a huge fear or pre-term labor and with all the tightness I get I get scared. Also, I still get weird feelings in my belly after I pee. Sometimes it is 100% Braxton Hicks and other times it's like a slight Braxton Hicks and I'm not sure.

Just wondering if anyone else's belly gets these weird feelings. The only feelings I like are my
everything else kind of freaks me out.

Re: 25-26 weeks

When I would feel the spot that's hard on one side it was the baby's foot or knee or something. I'll be 40 weeks tomorrow and my belly is usually pretty hard, like a basketball. I thought it would be more jiggly but it's not. When I have BH it feels even harder.