So, I've noticed over the past week or so that a few times an hour, my belly gets ROCK solid, and is a little uncomfortable-feeling. That being said, its not painful at all, and I often don't even notice until I touch my belly and its so hard!
Braxton Hicks contractions - they don't hurt, right? Is this what I'm experiencing?
honeydew / 7909 posts
Yep! That's them. I'm 21 weeks and started having them about 2 weeks ago... I described them the same way to my midwife. 
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
@Ash: Awesome. Thought I'd notice them before 37 weeks...but hey, its all good!
grapefruit / 4717 posts
@redsmarties: Sounds like it. For me, this would happen whenever I did any sort of activity -- even walking around the block. In my opinion, real contractions are a more painful variety of these. It's like your whole stomach area is squeezing, holding, and releasing.
persimmon / 1230 posts
Sounds like Braxton-Hicks. It wasn't painful for me, in fact, it felt oddly rewarding: kinda like when your muscles ache after a good workout. I had a scheduled C-section and never had regular contractions, so I'm glad I felt the BH ones.
GOLD / papaya / 10166 posts
Sounds like BH. They would get really annoying after a while. Make sure you're drinking lots of water (as always).
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