Contractions

36 weeks for reference

Are they painful at all or just tightening?

Right if they painful like you feel like ur vagina is about to fall out er. If it feels tight in your lower abdomen then its braxton hivks

They go away if you drink a couple cups of water

My labor progressed very quickly and when I wasn’t sure if I needed to go in I called the hospital, they were great with advice and asked really good questions

Call labor and delivery if you haven’t gone in. You’re too far along for the ER

If they are painful and at that frequency I’d definitely head to L&D and go ahead and request the epidural

I had this but 39 weeks pregnant and thought it was braxton hicks and when I went in was 6cm so please go get checked just encase x

Drink some water and relax, if they slow down then it's Braxton Hicks or false labor. If they continue call your ob and see if you should go in to get checked

Could be Braxton hicks or could be prodromal labour where they start getting going but then reduce and stop, only to start up again later or the next day. Very annoying but it’s helpful to remember that’s it’s your body’s way of getting things ready in there for the real deal