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What do braxton hicks contractions feel like?
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Cramping: Pregnant women experience braxton-hicks in many different ways. Most commonly they feel like menstrual cramps, tightening or hardening of the abdomen, pelvic pressure, and low back ache.
Answered 9/26/2018
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How do I tell the difference between braxton hicks contractions and actual contractions?
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Im 32 weeks pregant, and i realky haven't felt what a braxton hick is yet, or contractions is this normal and when will they stat to hpappen.
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Do braxton hicks contractions go away after a shower? If they do, are the ones that don't real contractions? They are coming in every 5 minutes.
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Are Braxton-Hicks painful? Ive been having what I think are Braxton-Hicks contractions every hour for the last 3 hours and their a little painful.
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I am 34 weeks and I have been having what I think is Braxton Hicks contraction for a few days non stop from every 2 min to every hour. Is this normal?
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