https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 06 May 2026 21:45:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-224550 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:39:36 +0000 skibobrown 224550@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That started happening for me around 37 weeks (or maybe earlier?) as well. I started timing them whenever I thought they were coming in regular intervals just to make sure I wasn't getting to 5-1-1 and starting early labor. The joke was on me. Even during my active labor my contractions never got to 5 minutes apart. They were usually 10-15 minutes apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-224543 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 21:36:16 +0000 aMohror 224543@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I went in today I because of all the braxton hicks I asked to be checked! Well, they were worth something at least! I'm 80% effaced and dilated to 1.5cm!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-223315 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 01:23:30 +0000 winniebee 223315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aMohror: they put me on bedrest! But at 37 wks yours are right on time ; ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-223128 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:16:21 +0000 aMohror 223128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: Thank you! Oh geez! I'm thankful they didn't start that early! I don't know how you managed! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-223071 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:28:43 +0000 winniebee 223071@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like early labor! I started having them like that at 30 wks - no bueno! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-223005 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:38:01 +0000 aMohror 223005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: That's how I was last Thursday! I was literally constant all day long! It felt like my poor tummy didn't get a break all day! Then the next day wasn't as many but I still have had a lot. This is my first so I have nothing to compare it to or to go off of! I am 37 weeks + 3 days, so we are pretty close together! I'm ready to just get it all over with!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-222988 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:11:23 +0000 banana 222988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@amohror: I've been getting CRAZY Braxton Hicks lately too! I'm 37 weeks + 1 day. I seriously thought I was gonna go into full on labor last night because I was getting them every 12-20 minutes for about an hour. And then they just stopped. But this morning, I got a few more and they're gone again. I dont remember getting this many with my son! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-222849 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:25:44 +0000 aMohror 222849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: Yes it is!! I feel like my stomach is hard all the time now so I can totally tell when it gets harder but as for when it softens again, no.clue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-222840 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:21:35 +0000 MsLipGloss 222840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Amohror: It does get tricksies! It is so much easier to notice when they start versus when they stop. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-222836 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:20:51 +0000 aMohror 222836@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Minnie_Girl: Yes! I have started to efface, my doctor checked me two weeks ago and it had started but at the time I wasnt dilated any. I wasn't having as many bh then though. I don't think she was planning on checking me until next week but I go in tomorrow so I may ask :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-222766 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:34:52 +0000 Minnie_Girl 222766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, apparently you can! I hear you can have labor all day too. ;) It's great practice for your muscles before they go all the way. Have you been examined to see if you're starting to efface? (Just curious if there could be a link between BH &amp; the swiftness/progression of stage 1 labor) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-222689 Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:01:55 +0000 aMohror 222689@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BabyBoecksMom: I must be one of those women then because I still have been having a lot! I'm going to my check up tomorrow and will mention it :)</p> <p>@MsLipGloss: I tried counting one day but had a very hard time figuring out when they ended! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-220097 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:42:10 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 220097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had them all day starting around 20 weeks and going through 40 weeks. So annoying and uncomfortable! I would have 7-10 an hour but my doctor said some women just have a lot. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-220020 Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:12:30 +0000 MsLipGloss 220020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes - it happens to me all the time (32 weeks). </p> <p>My OB told me to count them by the hour (more than 5 in an hour means just come on down to L&amp;D, or if they were combined with any low back pain and/or spotting), but that she was not surprised (due to my work schedule) that I had them frequently throughout the day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-219604 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:40:03 +0000 aMohror 219604@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I will definitely keep an eye on it...I've noticed it a lot today but I haven't kept track of any of them. I just know it's been a lot! Thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-219596 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:32:24 +0000 MamaMoose 219596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aMohror: ok good! In that case I would just keep an eye on it and call your doc if the contractions get regular and close together. Having them all day long sounds like a good sign to me! Good luck!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-219594 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:29:49 +0000 aMohror 219594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: I'm 37 weeks tomorrow so I'm not worried at all :) I'm not in a ton of pain though, just crampy I guess. I hate this not knowing what to expect! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-219592 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:28:15 +0000 MamaMoose 219592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmmhhh I would think that might be early labor. Are you full term? Or are you concerned about pre term labor? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/can-you-really-have-braxton-hicks-all-day-long#post-219589 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:26:30 +0000 aMohror 219589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I swear I have had them this entire day :( It's not comfortable at all and they seem to last for quite some time. Does this mean I am any closer to labor or is this normal? I haven't had them this much in one day before.... </p>