A question about braxton hicks...TIA!

So I am just wondering something. I know that many women experience Braxton hicks throughout their pregnancies, and I have as well since I was 18 weeks. Well, lately they have changed and I am not sure if they are false labor contractions which I dunno if it's the same thing as Braxton hicks or not. But now instead of it just being parts of my belly that gets hard it's the entire thing. My belly gets solid rock hard allll over now. And before I wasn't having much pains with them but the pain has increased (which I think a lot is due to the fact he is head down and is very low and his head is engaged). But I am wondering with the farther along a woman gets in her pregnancy does the Braxton hicks become different, and do they begin to get closer (mine have been getting pretty rapid lately)? Do they still sound like BH, if it's hard alllll over? Just wondering I am not in serious enough pain to go to the ER, just curious.

I had timab;e 5 min apart according to the monitors at the hospital that were 120+ and hurt like hell but if you're worried go in I did every time I was and your doc can help you a little more, but you can try drinking water and resting to see if they go away

Are you able to time them? If you're having 6 or more within an hour, you should probably get checked out. Are you drinking plenty of water? Dehydration can cause preterm contractions, so make sure you're staying hydrated. When I was pregnant with my daughter, they got more intense as I got further along.

Quoting Nessa Grace:" I had timab;e 5 min apart according to the monitors at the hospital that were 120+ and hurt like hell ... [snip!] ... did every time I was and your doc can help you a little more, but you can try drinking water and resting to see if they go away"

They are not timeable. Some days I get them like several an hour and some days I barely get any at all it's so weird! But they aren't really painful to much, just cramps in my lower pelvic area. But when they do get painful I do the drinking water thing, and just rest and usually it does ease up for me.

Quoting Squeaky McGee [14 wks]:" Are you able to time them? If you're having 6 or more within an hour, you should probably get checked ... [snip!] ... so make sure you're staying hydrated. When I was pregnant with my daughter, they got more intense as I got further along."

On rare occasions I may have more then 6 but most of the time it's just several in an hour maybe 3-6 but no more then that. But I am definitely staying dehydrated, I was having contractions a few weeks ago specifically because of dehydration, and the nurse said that I could go into labor if I don't drink more fluids if my body got dehydrated enough. So I am most definitely staying hydrated!!! I just wasn't sure if they stayed the same or could become more intense so I definitely figure after your response it must be normal  

Quoting Due w/ a little boy!:" They are not timeable. Some days I get them like several an hour and some days I barely get any at all ... [snip!] ... pelvic area. But when they do get painful I do the drinking water thing, and just rest and usually it does ease up for me."

It's good that they aren't timable and they go away but talk to your doctor anyway most want to be notified if you have a certain number per hr. mine was more than 5 an hr until they realized that I had one every 5 min from 13 weeks on

Quoting Nessa Grace:" It's good that they aren't timable and they go away but talk to your doctor anyway most want to be notified ... [snip!] ... if you have a certain number per hr. mine was more than 5 an hr until they realized that I had one every 5 min from 13 weeks on"

Oh yes, my ob knows about them, I just wanted to make sure it was ok if they begin to be different. I guess it's also since I am 5 weeks from my due date they shouldddd start to progress  ! Since I am not to far away from having my little boy  

Nope not far at all I was due the 10th of march with my lil boy last year and had him on feb. 28th congrats is this your first baby?

Quoting Nessa Grace:" Nope not far at all I was due the 10th of march with my lil boy last year and had him on feb. 28th congrats is this your first baby?"

Aw  ! And yes this is my first! I feel like he will come early though I won't know until time comes lol.

Good luck it seems like the last month takes forever my first I was overdue and had two be induced 3 times it's an amazing experience though congrats

<blockquote><b>Quoting Nessa Grace:</b>" Good luck it seems like the last month takes forever my first I was overdue and had two be induced 3 times it's an amazing experience though congrats"</blockquote>




How far over due were you? I don't want to be induced so i can't imagine going throughout 3 times!

Quoting Due w/ a little boy!:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Nessa Grace:</b>" Good luck it seems like the last month takes ... [snip!] ... How far over due were you? I don't want to be induced so i can't imagine going throughout 3 times!"

I was 44 weeks when I finally had her the ONLY reason I was ok with being induced was because her fluid was borderline for 2 weeks so they induced me those two weks and she wasn't gonna come out and I wasn't gonna have a c-section unless it was an emergency. The third time I was being prepared for the c-section after almost 20 hrs of pit my water broke and I went from 2-10 in no time and had her

Quoting Nessa Grace:" I was 44 weeks when I finally had her the ONLY reason I was ok with being induced was because her fluid ... [snip!] ... I was being prepared for the c-section after almost 20 hrs of pit my water broke and I went from 2-10 in no time and had her"

Whoa....that is insane, I couldn't imagine going 4 weeks overdue! But I can understand why that happened! but at least the next one went great!

Quoting Due w/ a little boy!:" So I am just wondering something. I know that many women experience Braxton hicks throughout their pregnancies, ... [snip!] ... still sound like BH, if it's hard alllll over? Just wondering I am not in serious enough pain to go to the ER, just curious."

We have the same due date both with boys!

Quoting Canduice:" We have the same due date both with boys!"

Aw that is pretty exciting!