That definitely sounds like Braxton Hicks. Doesn’t necessarily hurt but your belly is hard for a bit!
Yeah I just looked it up 😅 temporary tightness, localized to one spot, can be triggered by lots of exercise like being intimate or even by being dehydrated, and usually goes away relatively quickly. Mine stops if I rub it a bit or change positions.
It’s so strange, it seems like as soon as I hit 28 weeks my movement patterns changed and I feel so much more squirming and shifting than actual kicking these days. I’ve also noticed the hardness and tightening occasionally and I just thought it was the baby balling up - so crazy to think it was probably Braxton hicks!
@Marisa so relieved to hear you’re experiencing the same things it should like!!
Oh interesting, now you've got me thinking. For a while now I sometimes feel like my baby is just balling up on the right side but sometimes it's so tight that it's really uncomfortable and verging on hurting. I haven't looked this up but I wonder if we can get Braxton Hicks on just one side? I haven't had that feeling all the way across