https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 12:22:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-bh-feel-like#post-489609 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:30:47 +0000 oahujeni 489609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: I felt the exact same thing at 36 weeks (cramping like I was about to get my period.) the cramps started coming more frequently and stronger but nothing I could technically time as a contraction. I was a little freaked so made an appt with my ob and he said i was at 3cm and those were BH even though I didn't necessarily feel the tightening each time. I bet that's what you are having. Good luck at your appt tomorrow! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-bh-feel-like#post-489555 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:47:00 +0000 JerricaBenton 489555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm cracking up at Mason Dixons. </p> <p>I've been feeling achy at the end of a long day, like a little crampy but also through my hips and thighs like you mentioned. I asked the doctor and he said that at this point as the baby engages more fully in the pelvis it's normal to feel achy. My stomach is so weirdly tight all the time though - so I can't tell at all if I've had any tightening like people describe Braxton Hicks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-bh-feel-like#post-489532 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:31:56 +0000 photojane 489532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: ha! yes, I've been totally uncomfortable lately. I know it's not constipation - thankfully that's not an issue I have to deal with! I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow, so I think I'll have her do a check and see if maybe this is me beginning to dilate. Lets hope so! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-bh-feel-like#post-489513 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:24:50 +0000 sslm 489513@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: Hmm. Maybe it's just constipation? Or nothing? Or like you asked it could be BH? I was mentioning some cramps to my sister yesterday and she said I should be prepared to be uncomfortable from here on out, and that I would know if something was wrong or I was in labor. </p> <p>Sorry I don't have more info! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-bh-feel-like#post-489458 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:55:02 +0000 photojane 489458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sslm: Not really? It just feels almost identical to PMS. General crampiness all day in my abdomen and inner thighs/groin, and then kind of like I need to poop all the time, which is how I would feel during PMS and my period. The cramps definitely don't hurt as bad as during my period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-bh-feel-like#post-489429 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:39:00 +0000 sslm 489429@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard BH feel like tightening, while labour feels like menstrual cramps. Are your cramps timeable at all? I'd call your doctor if it continues, just to be safe :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-bh-feel-like#post-489388 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:21:44 +0000 photojane 489388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So, I thought I have been having Braxton Hicks (or as my husband calls them, Mason Dixons) for a long time now, but today things have been feeling different. Starting around 25ish weeks I was feeling a lot of belly tightening, and the frequency of this has increased with my progression. Now, at a little over 35 weeks the tightening is almost painful and happens several times a day. I figured this was BH. Starting last night, though, I've been having lots of cramping off and on. Today it's been pretty consistent - like the day before I start my period. Not terribly painful, just uncomfortable. Is the menstrual-type cramping BH or is the tightening BH... or both? </p>