Braxton hicks- 20 weeks?

Can you start to feel braxton hicks at 20 weeks. My stomach keeps going really tight and hard which then becomes very uncomfortable and a little painful , it doesn’t last for ages an hour max but is this common. This is my first pregnancy and it makes me so anxious because I’m so horrible with pain. 😭😅

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I’ve had this early doors, it’s just your stomach contracting (I was told) and completely normal as everything’s stretching and changing etc. It’s a weird feeling! X

Yes. Our wombs contract with braxton hicks from 7nweeks but most people wont feel them until the last trimester.
For me it was baby 1 16 week
Baby 2 12 weeks
Baby 3 +4 8/9 weeks.ish and becoming annoying by 12!
I've had a few instances where they've really ramped up like every few.mins for a.minute at a time,.lasting an hour or so.
Loads of things can cause them, baby moving, clothes that are too tight, being dehydrated , full bladder, doing to much and needing to rest, or changing position. In this weather I reckon it will be dehydration. I usually get 2/3 BH throughout the day as standard. X

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