What is braxton hicks?
braxton hicks are flase contractions, they are actully going on all through the pregnancy but you may not feel them until late in the 2nd to early in the 3rd trimester, they are the way the utuers practises to go into real labor, they are generally not painful at all, you know you are having them if your tummy compleatly hardens up like a solid rock but with out pain.
Braxton Hicks contractions? Braxton Hicks are sporadic uterine contractions that actually start at about 6 weeks, although you won’t be able to feel them that early. You probably won’t start to notice them until sometime after midpregnancy, if you notice them at all (some women don’t). They get their name from John Braxton Hicks, an English doctor who first described them in 1872. As your pregnancy progresses, Braxton Hicks contractions tend to come somewhat more often, but until you get to your last few weeks, they should remain infrequent, irregular, and essentially painless. Sometimes, though, Braxton Hicks are hard to distinguish from early signs of preterm labor. Play it safe and don’t try to make the diagnosis yourself. If you haven’t hit 37 weeks yet and you’re having four or more contractions in an hour, or have any other signs of preterm labor, call your caregiver immediately. By the time you’re within a couple of weeks of your due date, these contractions may get more intense
