Braxton Hicks?

My first topic, so be gentle please. Ha.  

I'll be 30 weeks officially on Monday, and for the last three or four days I can feel my stomach get very hard randomly. There isn't pain, sometimes it's not very comfortable, but normally I just feel a weird sensation in my stomach and when I touch it it's rock hard. So, what I'm asking is, is this the same thing as Braxton Hicks (practice contrations)?

yes it is :]

Really? i always thought it was just his foot or something pushing against my stomach. hmm.

Nope, that is BH contractions!!

OH SO LOVELY bH   they can be a Pain sometimes and very uncomfortable but thats usually about it.. when it stays Rock hard for LOOOONG periods of time and never relaxes then you have to worry. But atleast you know your body knows what to do when the time is right.

Crazy. Sometimes it almost takes my breath away, but its never actually painful. I had a dream the other night i told my doctor i still hadnt felt any contractions when he started telling me to push. Hopefully its a good sign =]

I guess I was just thrown off by the lack of pain. I haven't talked to anyone who has had them where they were painless yet.