For those of you that have experienced Braxton Hicks...

Lisalou Posted: Feb 25, 2004 01:19 PM

For those of you that have experienced Braxton Hicks...

what was the estimated time there after you started Labor? Was it a month, 2 months a few weeks? I'm just about 8 months and started to experience them, just wondering if I should expect something sooner than I thought or not.

jenny11.9 Posted: Feb 25, 2004 01:49 PM

Re: For those of you that have experienced Braxton Hicks...

I got those in like Week 24 or so. I didnt' have Sophia until Week 35. (but she was induced).

My girlfriend's BH's came at week 22 and never left. They increasingly got worse as she progressed, and she did deliver 3 weeks early. They were intensifying about two weeks before her delivery,.

Lisalou Posted: Feb 25, 2004 01:59 PM

Re: For those of you that have experienced Braxton Hicks...

hmm, so interesting... (never know what the expect) I know everyone is different, but I'm curious to hear what the majority on this board has experienced. Thanks Jenny I've heard your experience and I've heard of your friends experience. One or the other, right???

kptoys Posted: Feb 25, 2004 02:01 PM

Re: For those of you that have experienced Braxton Hicks...

I started getting mine around 30 weeks. Emma was born 5 days past EDD. Those fickle thing!

Nancy Posted: Feb 25, 2004 02:08 PM

Re: For those of you that have experienced Braxton Hicks...

I started getting them around 20 wks and at 36, I have yet to have my baby! I noticed that they come a lot when I haven't drank enough or when I was stressed/upset in the beginning.

Now, I get them quite a bit, along with menstrual type cramping, so that is really fun!

Everyone is different though and some people have what they call a irritable uterus and get more BH than others.