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Pains.... Are These Bh Or Contx??

7 posts on this thread and the last post was on December 27th, 2007 3:52 PM
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tracielee - December 19th, 2007 2:33 PM
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Yesterday i started having some pretty strong pains. At times they felt like the BH contrx i was having before, but they were confusing because sometimes i could feel my uterus tightening like a contrx but other times it just felt like the baby balled up tight, and not the whole uterus. but the pains came down low, but not as low as the cervix. they were like sharp stabbing pains, enough to make me stop in my tracks. i started timing them and they were coming every 5 minutes for over an hour.. and then slowly tapered off, thankfully. I was worried we were going to make a trip to L&D. Has anyone had these kinds of pains before? were those just BH?? cause they hurt!! I'm 37 weeks..


evae777 - December 19th, 2007 3:34 PM

thanks for bringing this up, i have had the same thing happen the past few weeks exactly as you have described. I just thought it was the baby balling up since there is not much room left, but if anyone knows, please share!


Jilloh - December 19th, 2007 4:47 PM

could be a little of both balling up and BH.


cfuller - December 19th, 2007 10:35 PM

i was wondering theexact same thing cuz that has happened to me every day for the last week and a half! I asked my doctor about it since i had an appointment on Monday and he said it's just braxton hicks, but if it gets worse that i sould call him. I guess if you can walk and talk thru them than they aren't real contractions. I was kinda hoping it was the real deal since i'm tired of beig pregnant lol, i just want my baby in my arms



babylove4 - December 20th, 2007 6:35 PM

I guess we will all be delivering soon.... I've been feeling the exact same thing, My Md says our body is preparing itself for giving birth**Keep us posted**


tracielee - December 20th, 2007 8:08 PM

well, today i've been feeling some pains, but they aren't contractions. whenever i feel the baby move it hurts. i wonder if it's pain from the baby dropping lower, cause i feel it right where the babys head is (more or less), and they are shooting pains, but nothing too alarming at this point. it's more weird that anything because it's my first baby and don't realy know what to expect. i know our bodies are preparig us... and that's a GOOD thing!!! how are all you feeling?


tynadu - December 24th, 2007 5:06 AM

I just put this on another post: I talked to my OB the other day about this, and she said you can have BH with out your whole belly being involved. Mine tend to be at the bottom. Sometimes they start low and move up. Then sometimes my whole stomach get hard as a rock all at one time.


Blondie3412 - December 27th, 2007 3:52 PM

The very same thing has been happening to me for a little over a week. I went to my midwife appt today and apparently I have been in labor and am already 5 centimeters. Can't hurt to get checked out! I am currently 39w2d.