braxton hicks

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have any of you ladies encountered braxton hicks contractions?

with munchkin I got quite a severe dose of them whilst driving in peak hour traffic. And I can still remember the pain..

This time round, I felt them for the first time about 2 weeks back… and they were P A I N F U L… I am getting bouts of them on and off for the past 2-3 days… especially to my right side…

any ideas on what can be helpful?

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Deep breaths. And usually lying down slowed my Braxton hicks.
I usually felt them when I was active. Resting slowed them down a lot.

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Cool.. I’ll give that a go.. :k:

did you also suffer from nausea/vomitting in 3rd trimister?

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I used to get them a lot a few weeks before I had my baby. Mostly during driving as well, or standing for longer periods. I guess, just relax a bit.

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I have had very few of those.

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I get them on days when I think I am exceptionally pooped...

I did try to rest lastnight, so am feeling a lot better today. Going for a pregnancy massage during my lunch break :D

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I got them near the end last time. This time, however, I've been getting them since the beginning of 2nd trimester. Most of mine were while driving as well. Not fun!

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tell me about it.... ! they are rather painful.... and i get them to the side, not the front. Which sort of freaks me out

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They were so painful:grumpy: I had severe heartburn and nausea/vomitting throughout pregnancy..even during delivery:mad2:

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^ yeah i am going through the nausea (all over again) and heartburn... its horrendous.

I had mylanta lastnight, which helped quite a bit. At least I slept for few hours which is different

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:eek:

You and I need to talk madam :asa:! I am soooooo behind in your life :mad:!

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^^ :D

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I thought it was the baby moving. Turned out it was a contraction. :blush: I just took it as a matter of course. They were happening before my c-section too, due to the fact that I was probably in panic mode. :smiley:

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I had them late pregnancy with my DD. Try breathing exercises, they actually work! And walking, lots and lots of walking!

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They would always start 6 weeks before the due date....but weren't that painful. I went into false labour watching news on tv about the earthquake in Pakistan. That was painful.

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Ive been having them since 20 weeks on and off. sometimes several times a day. not painful at all, just uncomfy. i thought they would happen later in pregnancy but oh well. drinking water helps a lot, although having a full bladder can trigger them as well. the more i walk the more i get them. not fun.

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gosh.. ive still got at least 11 or so weeks to go, Inshallah..... I do want the baby to pop, but not this soon! :)

tranquil.. depends on how busy I have been during the day. Sometimes they are quite faint, at other times they have been quite hard to deal with..