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....
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Hmmhhh I would think that might be early labor. Are you full term? Or are you concerned about pre term labor?
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@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!
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@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!!
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@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!!
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Yes - it happens to me all the time (32 weeks).
My OB told me to count them by the hour (more than 5 in an hour means just come on down to L&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.
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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.
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@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
@MsLipGloss: I tried counting one day but had a very hard time figuring out when they ended!
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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 & the swiftness/progression of stage 1 labor)
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@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
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@Amohror: It does get tricksies! It is so much easier to notice when they start versus when they stop.
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@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!
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@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!
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@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!!!
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Sounds like early labor! I started having them like that at 30 wks - no bueno! Good luck!
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@winniebee: Thank you! Oh geez! I'm thankful they didn't start that early! I don't know how you managed!
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@aMohror: they put me on bedrest! But at 37 wks yours are right on time ; )
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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!!
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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.
I'm not in a ton of pain though, just crampy I guess. I hate this not knowing what to expect!
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 & the swiftness/progression of stage 1 labor)
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