What Do BRAXTON HICKS Feel Like?! The Difference Between Braxton Hicks VS Real Contractions!

WHAT DO BRAXTON HICKS FEEL LIKE? Find out the difference between Braxton hicks vs real contractions in this video!
While you are going through your pregnancy, you may start to experience Braxton Hicks contractions. The problem is…you may not be sure how to tell the difference between real labor vs false labor. In this video, I go over all your questions about your Braxton Hicks contractions. What do they feel like? When do they come? How to tell the difference between real contraction vs Braxton Hicks. Plus, the obvious question, how do you get rid of them?! Let’s learn about Braxton Hicks so you can tell when true labor shows up!!
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[@thehaleybarry]

Thanks so much for watching! What do your Braxton Hicks feel like? Reply here or let us know in the comments.

[@therealdipster]

I'm 32 weeks pregnant and mine feels like tightening of belly and menstrual cramps. I lay down but turning either on right side or left becomes difficult and is painful. This causes me to loose my sleep. Thank you. It was an informative video.

[@lneil2013]

It feels like my baby’s giant head is already trying to push through my vagina It’s painful 34 weeks

[@whimsikel1]

I'm 39 weeks with #7. My Braxton Hicks start around 10 weeks. They feel tight and make me lose my breath. As baby gets bigger, they hurt. Real contractions for me start in my lower back as a tingling, tighten around my lower belly, and DON'T hurt until after about 8cm dilated. You can't really generalize contractions... Everyone will feel them differently. For example, saying they feel like "period cramps" is useless to me, because I am don't get those... But I do get bum/thigh pain.

[@brhskl8822]

25 weeks 3rd baby braxton hicks are tightening around my stomach to my back I can actually feel it starting up to lower and lower. It's probably the most blissful feeling ever. I don't know if somethings wrong with me because everyone tells me their painful or super uncomfortable 😂

[@AugustTwentyNinth]

I'm 29 weeks 5 days and a piece of my Mucus Plug came out yesterday. I believe the they feel quick and sharp like lightening and tight but they come in intervals like contractions too but never get stronger.

[@iPlayGamesss22]

the tightening feeling you described is exactly how mines feel. i just started experiencing braxton hicks as soon as i hit 28 weeks and i am now on week 31 so i’m super excited and i just thank you so much for clarifying this info!! 🥰🥰 congrats on your 3 babies ❤️❤️

[@ricacopley7932]

This is very well explained and very detailed. I love it so much ❤

[@sophiasweets4697]

My Braxton Hicks feel like me baby wants to bust out of my belly, it's a tight feeling but it does not come with pain for me.

[@thehaleybarry]

Sophia Sweets that’s great they aren’t painful!

[@alyssarutledge2817]

My braxton hicks feel like the baby has fully rotated and it gets hard and kinda looks like a big peanut because I'm naturally very tiny so my muscles are really refined when contracting and tightening ... feels really uncomfortable and kinda hard to breathe but not extremely painful or not comparable to my menstrual cramps because my menstrual cramps generally feel like I will poo all day :p

[@prossylongino]

Thats exactly how i feel and i didnt know what they were until now. Thank you

[@hollyfarnell2011]

Same here.

[@marylou6209]

This happened to me last night! I love how you described it in this comment.

[@maeodonnell5701]

Mine are just tightening as if I were stretching my abs. And my belly gets very hard in spots. I always thought this was baby stretching & pressing their back up against my stomach. It almost takes my breath away at times. But this is the tightening everyone’s been saying. I’m nearing 40 weeks & they are becoming very frequent. Just uncomfortable, like a stretch, not pain like labor or cramping. It’s also accompanied with some lightening, which feels she’s pushing her head down on my cervix, but this could also be low contractions/ cramping to ripen & efface my cervix.

[@kaitlynnthorne1992]

This is EXACTLY how I feel to a T!

[@jaym5922]

You described it perfectly all these videos I’m watching has me very confused

[@Mommy2.2]

Exactly same feelings

[@aily5531]

YESSS THIS HOWW I. FEEL IT OMG

[@moonmom351]

Exactly how it feels for me.

[@larabauer9485]

I'm so glad I found this video. For the last couple weeks, I wake up in the middle of the night to my stomach being extremely tight and crampy. It almost feels like a muscle cramp all over my stomach. At first I thought I was just dreaming it because it only happened while I was sleeping. Then it started happening 2-3 times every night. Its not painful, just very tight feeling.

[@AuthenticallyAlyssa]

I am 27 weeks and 4 days, today I noticed that I kept feeling menstral like cramping from this morning 8am to now 5pm lol at first I thought gas pains but as they kept occurring they got more painful and sure enough my midwife said They are Braxton Hicks. I am feeling mine in my lower back as well as lower abdomen. Good luck to all the mamas giving birth during the pandemic 💜💜💜.

[@thehaleybarry]

Yes! They can be painful for sure.

[@itscecyywenniee223]

That’s me right now , I’ll be 26 weeks this Wednesday. Went for a walk and that seemed to help a little .

[@xBIOxHAZZARDxBAMBIx]

This makes me feel a lot better. I was so worried I was going into preterm labor since it felt like menstral cramps in my lower abdomen and lower back. (I’m only about 25 weeks) I had that feeling for about 2 hours 4 days ago now again this morning for about an hour or so. Everything else I read said it would feel more like just a tight feeling but I’m so happy to know it doesn’t always feel that way. Thank you mama!❤️

[@englishwithlauren8583]

Thanks for this comment!!!! Describes perfectly what I am going through and I was so worried 🥺

[@jacquelynmurrietta3100]

Oooooo ok that makes sense! I am 33 weeks & I was having some PMS type cramps

[@sallyjones2501]

Yep my braxton hicks contractions have been very painful. I had to go to L&D for 4 hours yesterday cause I had 6 in an hour, they were getting worse and painful. No dilation. So yes, they can be painful.

[@courtneymeurett5485]

Did you end up going home after? Mine don’t hurt at all but I just have intense tightening & have a bunch within a hour

[@Kari24m]

I am 35 weeks pregnant and it feels like if someone is poking me on the inside with a glass or knife. Horrible feeling. It’s so uncomfortable to sleep and sit down. Never thought pregnancy would be this hard 😭

[@thehaleybarry]

It can be so hard. Hang in there, you are so close!! ☺️💗

[@manifestdaily1018]

Exactly what I'm feeling. I feel like a sharp needle poking my lower womb area, I'm 7months pregnant currently

[@AnitaRoslan]

Thanks for this! I didnt know that im having Braxton Hicks right now for the past few days. Currently on 25 week 6 days and it feels crazy tightening like period cramps. Hard to sit down, hard to lie down, hard to get up. Especially when my bladder is full, so hard for me to get up. Cant even stand up straight! Thanks for sharing this ❤️

[@thehaleybarry]

Very welcome! Glad it was helpful for you!

[@itscecyywenniee223]

That’s me right now , also having lower back pain . Went for a walk and that seemed to help . I’ll be 26 weeks this Wednesday.

[@AnitaRoslan]

ITSCecyywenniee it’ll be gone soon! ❤️

[@ianjaypardilanan8169]

@@itscecyywenniee223 how is the baby rn? im 33 weeks and experiencing back pain.

[@tinawilliams5295]

This is me... currently 31 weeks and 6 days.

[@ElizabethRodriguez-ed5rv]

I’m 14 weeks pregnant with twins. This is my third pregnancy and I experienced this for the first time early on in my pregnancy. It feels like my belly is ripping in half and at times it feels like gas pains. They are triggered more when I lay down on my right side. I’m glad you mentioned drinking water because I’ve been getting dehydrated very easy. I’m going to try to consume more water to see if it helps.

[@wongrowena8136]

Mine felt like my stomach was hard as a rock and having like mild period pains..

[@strugglingnaturaldiaries8914]

feels like i have gas and it was really unconfortable. I didnt know what it was and started crying.

[@highlifornia4207]

I’m 33 weeks & 2 days, My stomach just gets hard and tight through out the day, no cramps tho! Thanks for the video mama !!

[@wiildonex3]

Thank you for this video! I’m freaking out at 28 weeks and 3 days and first time mom feeling lower back pain with these Braxton Hicks thinking I’m going into labor lol

[@lauraunger8174]

There are so many good descriptions here! Thanks for posting! At 36 weeks I realized I've been having them off and on. Mine feels like the baby is literally trying to bust out and my belly gets really hard! I also have a few sharp pains in the lower abdomen that shoot to down there... my hips are also achy and tired feeling. And I feel really stiff.

[@ianjaypardilanan8169]

im 33 weeks and i have back pain right now, did u experienced it while u were on your 33rd weeks?

[@lauraunger8174]

@@ianjaypardilanan8169 I haven't. Not much back pain at all.

[@ariebeston187]

Thanks for explaining, I was really confused on why my bump felt really firm and hard at times, but only for a short period of time. I’m only 23 weeks but I had always thought Braxton Hicks didn’t come until later in pregnancy. For me they don’t hurt at all, at least not yet, I’ve only noticed it a couple of times in the last two weeks or so. Just wanted to say thank you for this video, I’ll try and stay even more hydrated! 😊❤️

[@thehaleybarry]

You are so welcome! Pregnancy can be so confusing. Hydration usually helps a lot!! 💗☺️

[@vfry7896]

Thanks for posting this! Totally helpful. I literally have only 4 dau4s before my due date and I'm just now starting to feel braxton hicks. You're right!! Water literally makes it go away

[@thehaleybarry]

Yes! Water helps so much! Thanks for watching and congrats!! ☺️

[@DanceePinkston]

And a full bladder causes them 🤦‍♀️🤣 hope your birth goes well!

[@tiffanyjanai9615]

So glad I found this video! I’m 27 weeks and have been experiencing BH for the past 3 days 😫😖 I thought it was bad gas pains at first but after day two I began to get worried thinking I was going into preterm labor 🥺 after reading some of these comments I feel more at ease, & I’m just going to try drinking more water 😊

[@noheasevao2853]

im 26 weeks and 6 days I’ve been experiencing BH for the past 48 hours and I thought the exact same. Especially after a long day of walking or even when I’m walking. I cry because I’m afraid of preterm labor 😭 so after reading your comment it gave me comfort

[@makenziebess2689]

Glad I found this video! 20 weeks now, but mine feels more like a muscle cramp/sore muscle.

[@andreachaves5450]

I'm 32 weeks pregnant and I've been having noticeable BH contractions since about 24-25 weeks. To me, they feel more like a huge tightening of the belly, and sometimes some pressure that can be a little unconfortable, but I don't really feel pain. My menstrual period pains and cramps are way worse than my BH contractions. And I always knew when I was in labor on my last pregnancies because my first labor contractions tend to be more similar to painful menstrual cramps.

[@thebombdotmom4283]

Thank you for this video! Very helpful. I am on baby number two and didn’t have Braxton Hicks with my first. This time around I do and they feel like my belly is rolling into a tight ball almost like the baby is balling up into a tight knot and then releasing.

[@astritdiaz8517]

Feels like both menstrual cramps and gas pains. Good to know they feel different for everyone.

[@taliyahayers8096]

Mine feel like my stomach is forming into a ball. I didn’t know what they were because I was expecting period cramps. So this video really helped. Thank you sm.

[@sherlandep4842]

Hi so I’m about 23 weeks and I experienced my first one yesterday and the best way I can describe it is the soreness and tightness you feel after an abs work out. My stomach was just really tight. It wasn’t painful, just uncomfortable in a way.

[@thehaleybarry]

Sherlande Pavilus yes! Sounds exactly right. Congrats on baby 💗

[@DeliaDivine]

I’m 24 weeks and just experienced my first Braxton Hicks.It felt like cramps and belly tightening and lasted for about 1-2 minutes

[@MochaGaming626]

I’m currently 34 weeks and while I’ve had Braxton Hicks in the previous weeks that have not been painful I’m definitely feeling differently now. It’s a mixture of both. My stomach gets really tight all the way around but it also feels like period cramps. I don’t remember having Braxton Hicks at all my first pregnancy but I’m making up for it now!

[@thehaleybarry]

Hope these tips help you deal with them! You are so close, congrats!!

[@Nova-wg4pp]

Mine feel like when you do several crunches and your stomach starts to burn on top of my belly being really tight and flexed

[@kahliesha]

30 weeks and I haven’t felt them yet, just watching so I can be prepared lol

[@thehaleybarry]

Kay Kay lol that’s great!

[@Ana-brwn]

Not everybody gets them.

[@savannahtollison4425]

I think I am having them for the first time today. Today is my due date. So I’m 40 weeks and they started right when I woke up. Not bad enough to believe they are “go time” contractions, but they are like mild to moderate period cramps for me. Right in my lower abdomen. I’m laying down to see if it makes any changes.

[@raqueljaimekraiem3601]

I'm on my 3rd and in my 3rd trimester (currently almost 29wks)at the moment and I've never felt my braxton hicks so intensely. My stomach becomes stone and I been gettin period pain as well. It feels like labor but I know that it's not because I been there...I haven't been able to get much relief in the last 2 days but I'm gonna try a shower. That usually works. My sister (who just had her 8th) told me that its totally normal and not to worry bec with every pregnancy ur body changes and ur gettin older so ur body handles it differently. Great video

[@xiomaramatthews7748]

39 weeks today and been having Braxton Hicks all evening. They are super random/ sporadic. For me I feel pressure low in my pelvis/cervix, and my belly gets tight around baby and it changes the shape of my belly.

[@themairfamilyuk]

I’m 32 and 3 and for the past 24 hours I’ve been getting irregular tightenings and it’s so painful and literally making me throw up xxx

[@ALEXISNAJAY]

Currently 30 weeks 2 days... mine are painful like period cramps... which is why I’m here lol. It wakes me up, trying to learn how to breathe through them...

[@kp5305]

Just finding this video and it’s been so helpful! Thank you! My Braxton Hicks feel like a tightening/pressure in my belly (like a pressure pushing from the inside of my belly out - If that makes sense). Some are painful, some are just uncomfortable. Most take my breath away!

[@thehaleybarry]

You're so welcome! They can be annoying but I hope the tips help you!

[@smramesar]

Mine also feel like a pressure pushing from the inside of my belly out, it’s like the uterus expanding and then relaxing, not painful at all, what’s painful is my gas pains

[@virginiamwale2986]

Oh my..they hurt..am in my second trimester..feels like a.menstrual cramp..lying on my left side makes me feel better..I agree on becoming rock hard...feels like labour...

[@thehaleybarry]

Sometimes they can be hard to tell apart from labor for sure! Make sure you are drinking LOTS of water. That usually helps. Hopefully they don’t bother you too much the rest of pregnancy. Congrats on baby ☺️☺️

[@virginiamwale2986]

@@thehaleybarry am drinking lots and lots of fluids hope the next time I feel like that is when am in actual labour.. For a moment I thought I was about to deliver preterm..most scary thing since I have not even bought any baby items..be assured am stocking up asap :)

[@gaza17]

This is how i feel.. a little scary

[@ariebeston187]

Preterm labor is definitely scary, glad to learn they are more common in the second trimester than I had thought. Praying for all of you strong women and your little ones!

[@mallorysims8444]

I’ve always been told that I have a high pain threshold but my Gods do these BH contractions hurt! I woke up bawling today like a big baby. Have you been feeling any better as time goes by?

[@princezzperez1640]

36 weeks pregnant & I feel my stomach get super tight up like when someone gives you a tight Hug & you can barely breathe. And there are random times where it feels like I’m getting cramps. Nothing painful at all for either just more of an uncomfortable & annoying feeling. So I guess that’s what my Braxton Hicks feel like for me ? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@tessarosemary1379]

I had none with pregnancy #1. #2 I had one 45 minute episode at week 30 and one 10 minute episode at 36 weeks. Just felt like tightening in my under belly. Thanks for sharing ♥️

[@thehaleybarry]

Yes! Thanks for watching! 😊

[@oneprettyrose1848]

Im 29weeks first time feeling what i think is a braxton hick, it felt like my belly was tight but also crampy like a leg cramp not a menstral cramp and the dull pain radiated to my chest and made my chest feel tight . It was pretty freaky i laid on my side and stretched my ar over my head and that helped relieve it

[@angelinegumtang6670]

I experienced my first braxton hicks when I was 16 weeks pregnant, and now Im going 19 weeks. My belly feels rock hard, but will relax again after a couple of minutes. Sometimes its longer but its not painful at all. I noticed that it really happen when my bladder is full or after an orgasm. I freaked out when I first experienced it because I didn't know if thats normal, I contacted my OB and she prescribed me with an isoxsuprine, because she thinks I might be in an early labor. 🙄 But its just braxton hicks! Now Im at ease knowing that everything is just normal. 🤗

[@thehaleybarry]

Glad I could help!! Definitely want to avoid medications if we can. Hopeful your body is just exercising for labor and delivery in the future! 😁

[@JB-bm1to]

I've had 3 older singleton pregnancies (10,11, & 14) and Braxton Hicks were just uncomfortable but no big deal. I'm 32 weeks with twins right now and these HURT! It's like my entire uterus is folding in on itself and hurts all the way from the front to the back. This is a whole new ballgame!

[@Cuenccc]

i experienced my first one a week shy of 6 months. It was slightly painful and i felt like i was going to faint, not fun! lol

[@thehaleybarry]

Sam Cuenca that’s not fun at all! Make sure you stay very hydrated and congrats on your baby! 💗

[@anujafri8693]

I think I’m feeling some right now! I’m 27 weeks 6 days so almost 28 and I just felt the first one in the morning today. I felt extreme stretch, tightening like there’s a net attached around my belly from the inside and it’s shrinking. The tighening literally feels like I could discrimate that it’s something different than usual cramps. Then I felt some mestrual type cramps during shower, and now after a few hours I could feel some “pains” come and go. Can’t describe how it actually feels like but they for sure aren’t as extreme as the very first ones. Plus they’re definitely painful for me.

[@jenniferfraser6414]

I started at 20 weeks getting menstral like cramps. They’re on the lower front of the belly. They can also last for hours continuously or short bursts. This is my third pregnancy and hadn’t had this feeling with my first two.

[@ladif369]

They started mostly like menstrual cramps and are painful. I still feel them in the pelvic area. However, lately it’s like my whole stomach has been squeezing which causes shortness of breath and discomfort in my chest and throat. I feel like that’s odd. That’s why I’m here.

[@thehaleybarry]

They can feel a lot of different ways. But, it sounds like you may be describing heartburn as well. When you start feeling the discomfort in your chest and throat, try drinking some apple cider vinegar with a little bit of baking soda and see if that helps. Otherwise drink lots of water and rest too. ☺️💗

[@Lilzfire.commmm]

I experience it when walking. Especially after a long day of working ill go pee and it feels like menstrual cramps. Mine are for about 10 seconds sometimes it'll come back a couple of times then go away. I am 37 weeks and 4 days

[@emilyadinolfi8478]

I’m 32 almost 33 weeks... I get BH when I go for a walk... my tummy gets tight and it’s like a GIANT cramp. I just breathe through them and put my feet up and they go away. #juneboy2020

[@thehaleybarry]

Emily Adinolfi yes! That’ll do it lol congrats!! Almost there 💗

[@chloeyoung9585]

Im 25 +1 first baby this is what started to happen to me about an hour ago is 25+ normal for bh or is it too early x

[@TXbarrelCowgirl]

Feeling what felt like waves of gas pain in my back. Now that I’m laying down it’s gone. Thinking it may have been BH.

[@Glitterip]

Mine feel like I’m getting my period, like menstrual cramps, pretty low down too but my baby is and has been super low the whole time.

[@babylove21sofly]

Congrats. I guess I just figured out the pain I’m experiencing. My baby was low the whole time to. I’m 31weeks and this is my 1st pregnancy

[@ummwhatever1913]

@@babylove21sofly I’m in same situation, from baby sitting low, to first time pregnancy

[@audreyrenee]

Same

[@mishaalikhan1833]

Sameeeee

[@tabithaholcomb5488]

I am 30 weeks with my first, and mine started a few weeks ago. I am a server, so on my feet without breaks for 8 hours. My hicks are like an extreme period cramp with lower back pain. They do hurt me a lot and last about 30 mins at a time. They make walking difficult and frankly im miserable during them. I find myself grabbing for something to squeeze as im trying to breath through them. I am not a fan.

[@cupcakely997]

Feels like period cramps alone with back pain, which are very much painful, I’m 24w.

[@thehaleybarry]

Hopefully those tips helps them to go away for you!

[@shakiraebikam550]

Mine are the same way. I'm 32, and when i have those contractions they hurt the most in my back

[@ravendusk8382]

Your comment honestly eased my stress mine didn't feel this intense till today and I go so scared I was gonna lose my little one ... I'm 24w and 1 day

[@felicienneaxel4122]

Imma first time mom and I get Braxton Hicks almost every morning lol. Mine don’t hurt or feel like menstrual cramp but my stomach gets really hard and tight like what you said. At first it made me nervous but now I think it’s pretty cool once I learned what it was lol.

[@thehaleybarry]

Yes they are so confusing at first! Glad you figured out that it was Braxton Hicks. Congrats on your little one!

[@paige2337]

30 weeks 4 days and this is my first pregnancy w/ a babygirl. Im thinking I’m starting to get Baxton Hicks, I’m having tightening of the stomach, & it’s like she’s curling up in a ball and pushing out. My stomach is literally rock hard also when it happens lol, but no hardcore pain. I feel slight cramps sometimes when it happens, but not every time.

[@amiesharkey5044]

First time mom... I think I had one last night I thought it was gas but still don’t know that’s what I had was Braxton Hicks I’m 28w 5days still confused...

[@deniseparis6820]

My Braxton Hicks used to feel like a stomach tightening now at 34 weeks they feel like period cramps, sometimes their stronger than others along with back pain. My midwife recc being a little less active and ensuring enough fluid intake. They eventually go away with rest.

[@tysheahoggs3359]

I am 36+4 and im definitely noticing them way more now! Most definitely a tight feeling and coming more often.. they are also starting to take my breath away

[@sophie2907]

Mine are exactly how you described yours. My lower tummy goes rock hard and then it feels like a need a wee! But they go in minutes. They are not painful just uncomfortable and I've been having them since around 18 weeks

[@thehaleybarry]

Yes, that rock hard stomach...totally understand!

[@AmazingRoseyy]

I was in the shower lastnight and the bottom of my stomach felt tight and felt like it was cramps & then the pain shot to my private & lasted for like 5 to 6 mins . It went away when i got out im 35 weeks

[@arielallenbostic1391]

Started in my late second trimester and it’s tight with pressure in my chest; like I can’t breathe. Ways to relieve: Switch positions if laying down I’d roll to the other side, get up and wlk or put fan in my face; if trying to sleep.

[@thehaleybarry]

Ariel Allen so glad you found ways to relieve!! ☺️

[@TinaPhrEsh25]

I took a hot bath to stop it. I had the same experience.

[@Reevid]

Ditto! Feels like momentary tightening of tummy. No pain.

[@mernessiamiller-hall7598]

Ow thankyou I just had one it hurt on my left lower side of my tummy it hurt so bad felt worse than period cramps I couldn't breathe and it last for a little while especially coming from a C section mommy who never experienced labour so I had to come here due July 2020🥰

[@thehaleybarry]

That could be Braxton Hicks but also possibly gas or constipation pains too. Congrats on your little one, hope you don’t get too bad contractions before labor starts!! ☺️💗

[@mallorysims8444]

Mine don’t feel like period cramps, they feel more like an outside tightening but they hurt so so badly. I’m due July 17th! Congratulations on yours!

[@luchaichai]

Im almost at my 30 weeks and didn't know about this braxton hicks until now. My stomach is so tight that it feels so uncomfortable and cannot breathe, i thought it was just my baby exercising.

[@alexisfortune6405]

I’m 35 weeks pregnant, and I’m not sure if I’m feeling Braxton Hicks or not but I’m feeling what you described the video! Tightness, my daughter feels like she wants to pop out my skin. I feel like I have to pop or push something out of me

[@thehaleybarry]

It may be but it could also be your baby girl running out of room. You are so close!

[@riceland1186]

I'm 34 weeks, with my first baby. Im not really sure what I'm feeling lol, but I feel like it might just be Braxton Hicks. Feels like he's in there balling up, kind of crampy feeling, heavy feeling in my pelvis area. Also feels like I need to poop.

[@thehaleybarry]

riceland sounds like that could be it for sure!! Congrats on your baby! 😁💗

[@riceland1186]

@@thehaleybarry Thank you so much!

[@riceland1186]

He arrived on Fathers Day. Was supposed to go in at midnight on Sunday to get induced. Started having contractions around noon, went to hospital at 7:00pm. I was already 7cm dilated. He was born at 7:56pm! No time for epidural because he was ready! Cant believe he was there less than an hour after arriving at the hospital!

[@salmaali1502]

I had the same experience yesterday ! Wasn't sure if I was going into labour as igs my 1st 😓

[@jordanbeacher5932]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one that feels like this😅

[@agathaamaro9295]

Trying to download the pregnancy guide and it's not letting me! But i signed up for the labor course!

[@kelsi9779]

I only started to feel them recently at 37 weeks and 4 days. I wasn’t sure what it was because it felt like a long stitch (stabbing pain) on one side of my abdomen. After maybe 40 seconds it would go away. It mainly happened when I was laying down. If I try to move around, it feels more painful, so I have to stay still and take deep breaths.

[@brith4942]

I never had them until today and I blame that on my doctor for man handling my vajayjay this morning. I was scared but this video put me at ease so thank you.

[@thehaleybarry]

brit H exams can definitely cause contractions so no worries mama ☺️

[@Miafoster21]

My belly gets really hard and it feels like my baby is tugging on my insides. I was telling my fiancé that he is either turning, balling up or pulling at the cord and to give me a minute. Also it’s hard for me to catch my breath when this happens and I get warm.

[@kiahkim3]

Yes! The end of my second trimester it felt like that. Now I feel it in my uterus area

[@Brenduhhhh]

Menstraul and tightening with a bottom back pain

[@ftmari3593]

Thank you so much I didnt know what a Braxton hicks was but I notice in the mid or upper part of my stomach it would be a cramp or just a real bad pain and my stomach goes rock hard. Mine started in my third trimester 36-37 weeks I'm currently 38 today. Should I start calculating them on a app for contractions or counting and monitoring them???

[@thehaleybarry]

I am so glad this helped you! Unless you feel like they are growing in strength and growing closer together, you don’t need to time them. You are going to be able to tell them apart from labor contractions once those actually start. If you’ve been having them consistently for an evening, you can time them to see if they are consistent but even then, they may just be timely Braxton Hicks! Do what’s comfortable to you. Congrats on baby!! 💗

[@ftmari3593]

@@thehaleybarry yes again thank you so much also do contractions happen in the pelvic area or only in the top of the belly???

[@DanceePinkston]

FTM Ari I have never experienced them in pelvic area!

[@laura7413]

This is my first baby and usually my contractions start by a heartburn feeling then severe back pain. It’s goes back and forth with pain. The pain then goes to my upper stomach and then follows by sweating and vomiting. I’m 25 weeks today. The pain really sucks. I been drinking lots of water though, I always have a water bottle by my bedside. I noticed for me vomiting and walking around usually helps it. I do try taking Tylenol but thats starting to not help.

[@frenchyrodriguez9137]

21 weeks and it feels like painful gas 😩. It affects me most on the sides and at night.

[@Bvbfangurl4life]

26 weeks tomorrow, just had one at 5:20 and its 6:18 now and it felt like really bad gas pains but tightening of stomach at the same time, it lasted till about 5:27 and helped with drinking water at the time of contraction, i had to sit the pain was actually pretty bad too.

[@ashlynnedington8928]

I’m 34 weeks and 2 days. My Braxton Hicks are timed to last about 30-50 seconds long and are about 2-3 minutes apart. This lasts about 2/3 hours. If it wasn’t for being mildly uncomfortable I would think this was true labor. But it’s tolerable pain. Feels like a tightening in my lower abdomen and then gradually relaxes

[@raetae4985]

Mine feel like menstrual cramps if I’m just lounging but when I’m being really active it’s tightening in my lower belly area. I’m 34 weeks right now and this is my first pregnancy so I honestly don’t know what half the pains and aches I get are. Would that burning sensation in the cervix area you mentioned in your labor video be apart of Braxton hicks? I get that feeling all the time especially after I use the bathroom and I have been since my 2 trimester same with menstrual cramps.

[@mxttjade8542]

I thought it was my baby lifting her butt or head lol but yes it feels like a knee is at the top of my stomach on both sides. Really hard too! Started in my second trimester I’m 8 months now

[@thehaleybarry]

Yes, it’s a weird sensation sometimes!

[@DanceePinkston]

I thought this same thing! I thought the baby was just raising up to the top away from my back! My OB was like that’s probably a BH!

[@Veromoi4]

Me too! I feel that same exact way

[@elizabethcastillo2100]

Yes! Im a year late to the convo but yes - this is how mine feel! Tightening belly - especially at the top & baby sticks out sometimes like a nub lol.

[@roxannerachel]

I’m 35 weeks/4 days with twins. My Braxton Hicks started at 34 weeks ish every 2hrs-3hrs, at night. For me, it feels like period cramps or I have to go #2. The pain last up to 15-30 seconds. Very inconsistent though.

[@elaineconner747]

Same im 35 weeks and 3 days and I usually get braxton hicks at night when im asleep with period cramping and sometimes cold sweats and feeling like i need to do #2

[@ericalynn6582]

soooo hard to explain the feeling!! haha like you said, its not exactly "painful" per say, but there are times its make me almost jump n make some kind of noise lol Defiantly when i have to pee though FOR SURE :)

[@MyKasskass27]

I’m 23 weeks . Started in my lower, and went to my legs like period cramps hours later then it went away then 3 hours later it was all in my belly up top and it hurt. I was concerned but it went away. I think I had gas too.

[@Passion4Kee]

Mine are painful and comes about 3-5 apart and last for about 30-40 seconds for about 2-3 hours then get farther apart but still very painful they randomly they stop and start again the next day ugh day 3 of this I’m 34 weeks and 4 days

[@JassyTooGoofy]

Sameeeeeeee

[@krystalrios3381]

Me too!

[@roxannerachel]

Oh nooo😕 When did you eventually deliver?

[@shereeceashley7832]

Mine were like this too. Definitely painful

[@butter_fly236]

I'm getting both

[@GracefullyGracious]

I’m 21 weeks and tonight I had cramps. It didn’t last long but it woke me up. The cramps weren’t painful really, very mild but I woke up when I realized i was having cramps.

[@exomistress2220]

Mine is really really painful if not the fact that they go away when I change positions I will have thought I was in labor

[@thehaleybarry]

D.O.s mistress yes! Mine get that way towards the end too. I always have to walk around and hydrate and such to determine if they are true contractions!

[@TheTyphanie]

Hey!! I am 29w 6d. I am just starting to get them. They feel like cramps in my lower abdomen. Like one long cramp that last for a min or two. Hope that helps someone :)

[@thehaleybarry]

TheTyphanie definitely! Thanks for sharing!

[@cambaham7205]

Thanks

[@cwaacademy]

I'm on baby #3. I never had Braxton Hicks contractions until now. My stomach gets really tight and nose burn. Lol I'm 34 weeks.

[@josephinejones9169]

Mine is definitely just tightening of the front part of my belly..not accompanied with pain though. But alot tightening.

[@dianaaugustine5438]

I’m 27 weeks and I think I had Braxton Hicks the other day. It felt like I had to go #2 or had really bad gas. I kept urgently running to the bathroom, but nothing would happen. Then I started realizing that the sensation was coming and going throughout the afternoon/evening and if I just sat with it, it would eventually go away.

[@musicbus84]

Tightening and my breathing is also somewhat suppressed. It feels like a void in my belly. But no pain at all.

[@Wimlan]

Mine always felt like a tightening of the stomach, but today at 36 weeks for the first time I got a kind of painful one. It was like gas and menstrual cramp in combined.

[@atoro4335]

Mine definitely feel like a tightening in the front, almost like baby is pushing up against my tummy in a ball. They're uncomfy but not necessarily painful. They seem to last me about 60-90 seconds. They've been coming pretty regularly for me today..

[@maryystarr2349]

How far along are you

[@atoro4335]

@@maryystarr2349 37 weeks today

[@atoro4335]

@@maryystarr2349 they've started getting more painful, but not to the point where I feel I need to go in. I get them very frequently now. Not sure if baby is gonna wait until our c section date 😬

[@karladenese9070]

So it’s fine to have tightening Braxton Hicks at 23 weeks ? , I started getting them today . Felt like it was on and off alllll day . Just came here I was a bit worried .

[@thehaleybarry]

Yes that’s normal to get them in second trimester. If you are getting them often, try emptying your bladder, going for a walk, resting and drinking a TON of water. Hope that helps! ☺️💗

[@simonesimone1101]

I've had braxton hicks since week 14 now week 25. I didn't know what it was as i am a first time mum. It feels slightly uncomfortable and tight, my baby feels at one side now when it happens. No pain though.

[@JegErBrittnee]

For me, my stomach gets right and hard but to describe it, it feels almost like she’s pushing her back hard up against my stomach. And then when it’s done and my stomach gets all soft again I say it feels like she’s sunken back down.

[@iTzzNaomiOx]

Yes this is how I felt today! I totally thought it was because she’d changed position but when I started to suddenly get this tightening feeling when I was lay in bed it made me wonder if it was braxton hicks.

[@myras2blessed2beestressed32]

My Braxton Hicks feels like Quick sharp pains but really light pains kinda like a needle poking me from the insides sporadically.

[@letitiabeams384]

Baby #3 started getting Braxton hicks at about 20 weeks. . Tight stomach and sometimes ackes in my back. . I walk my kids to school and preschool so get Braxton hicks very regularly I'm currently 28 weeks 4 days pregnant

[@frozentime3817]

😭😭 I'm not sure if I'm expecting BH or my baby is turning 😭😭

[@thehaleybarry]

It’s hard to tell sometimes. Either way both are very normal!! ☺️💗

[@allenawoods785]

Mine are happening back to back. My stomach gets super hard and then releases. Sometimes i feel it in my butt or lower abdomen like period cramps. Extremely uncomfortable. I’m 39&1.

[@Kkshar]

This is exactly what I’m feeling and I’m wondering if labor is getting any closer.. hopefully soon!

[@ashleysnow782]

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and have been feeling Braxton-hicks for a few days now.. it's like a lightening pain all across the top of my belly..

[@thehaleybarry]

Ashley Snow yep, that’s definitely some practice happening!

[@sisterzacciahisrael5781]

I am in my third trimester and I am having braxton hicks every day mostly at night. They are sort of painful but I can handle them, this is my fourth pregnancy so I know that they're aren't real contractions so I just switch positions and it helps a lot

[@elenalee351]

I get this heavy pressure deep in my body like menstrual discomfort. It sort of radiates a weird muscle discomfort up into the sides of my back and I feel a little warm, a little tense and shaky but it doesn't hurt. It just sort of feels really unique but the main symptom is just this sort of pressure as if I can feel the babies head like pressing down at least that is how I explain it. Almost like a hunger pang mixed with this weird empty pressure. It is so hard to explain lol.

[@thehaleybarry]

Elena Lee lol I get it😂 something you just know it when you feel it 🤣

[@zacramsey]

I have a tightening where he feels like he's pushing out my stomach for a while, but it's not painful atall what is this?

[@thehaleybarry]

J McG this could be a Braxton Hicks contraction or just powerful movements where baby is trying to get into a new position! 😊