Am I having contractions
Sooo this may be a strange question but I can’t tell if I’m having contractions or not. I feel tightness and pain across my diaphragm. But it’s not severe, comes and goes since last night. I’m 36 wks and 5 days. It almost feels like I’ve been doing sit ups and every now and then I feel so out of breath. 😅 this is my second child but with my last I was induced and only had back labor. Does this sound like it could be contractions or am I overthinking?
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I would time them and see how consistent they are or how long they last
They’re probably some sort of practice contraction, helping your cervix slowly dilate! If they don’t get closer together and more intense with a specific pattern, then it’s not actual labor. 😊 A lot of women have these and they’ll get you 1-3cm dilated a couple weeks before you actually go into active labor and baby comes 🥰
It may be Braxton hicks.
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How long is it lasting for and how close together are they? It could just be Braxton hicks (I think they hurt the same as contractions) 🤣