How can you tell the difference between...

xxsweetkisses · Dec 23rd, 2010, 15:01 PM

Braxton Hicks, Real contractions, round ligaments pain and trapped wind??

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sammiesmile · Dec 23rd, 2010, 15:06 PM

i couldnt even tell the difference between real contractions or braxton hicks when having my 1st. i was in labour for over 24 hours at 32 weeks and i didnt have 1 pain at all no pain releif either i didnt even know what was going on, only realised when they said i had to start pushing and i was like what for lol.

ermm23a · Dec 23rd, 2010, 15:06 PM

Braxton hicks don't hurt, it just feels like the front of your stomach is tightening up.

welshmummy2be · Dec 23rd, 2010, 15:06 PM

good question...im not sure about the braxton hicks/real contractions/ round ligament pains...hope some one can give us both an idea x x

hanelei · Dec 24th, 2010, 04:48 AM

I don't know about you, but my intestines are no longer in the same place they were before- any trapped wind I feel right at the back or much higher up than where the baby is. Ligament pain I feel right at the front, on either side of my bump, and I know there's no way I could be feeling trapped wind there now!

Labour and Braxton Hicks I don't know as I haven't experienced labour, and if I've had BH I haven't noticed.

mommy2lexi · Dec 24th, 2010, 08:00 AM

Braxton hicks (to me) feel like a mild tightening/cramp....round ligaments feel like a sharp pulling pain and real contractions, well for me, there was NO doubting those when they happened...they hurt like hell honestly.

wubba · Dec 24th, 2010, 08:13 AM

From my personal experience, the only way you can tell it is the real thing is if things become progressively more uncomfortable. Real contractions tend to come in regular waves, Braxton Hicks are more random. You can contract quite silently and relatively painlessly until the last minute, though

(this is unlikely with a first birth).

wubba · Dec 24th, 2010, 08:15 AM

Meant to add, round ligament pains tend to be quite short lasting, like a stitch, but only lasting a minute or so.

aw1990 · Dec 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM

my BH 2nd time round HURT! lol like real contractions and were sometimes regular, but u just need to keep an eye on things as even if they were real contractions you wouldnt be going to the hospital right away anyway lol a couple of times i though i had false starts with Maddison, then they would stop alltogether lol in the end i was induced lol

anything that is constant pain i wouldnt be too worried about and would put down to stretching etc (less its sevre of course lol) contractions come in waves, so if theres a gap between pain keep an eye on it x

Sevenladybugs · Dec 24th, 2010, 12:29 PM

Trapped wind and round ligament pain won't make your whole belly get hard. BH are usually but not always painless, but they tend to be more in the belly. Real contractions you will often also feel radiating to your back, and sometimes down your legs. If you have more than 4 contractions in an hour, and they get closer together (even if painless), bleeding/mucus plug loss, and pain then it's most likely real and you should get them checked out.

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sammiesmile Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 969	i couldnt even tell the difference between real contractions or braxton hicks when having my 1st. i was in labour for over 24 hours at 32 weeks and i didnt have 1 pain at all no pain releif either i didnt even know what was going on, only realised when they said i had to start pushing and i was like what for lol.

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ermm23a Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: USA Posts: 1,485	Braxton hicks don't hurt, it just feels like the front of your stomach is tightening up.

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welshmummy2be Other Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: warrington Posts: 2,066	good question...im not sure about the braxton hicks/real contractions/ round ligament pains...hope some one can give us both an idea x x

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Dec 24th, 2010, 04:48 AM	#5
hanelei Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Tokyo Posts: 955	I don't know about you, but my intestines are no longer in the same place they were before- any trapped wind I feel right at the back or much higher up than where the baby is. Ligament pain I feel right at the front, on either side of my bump, and I know there's no way I could be feeling trapped wind there now! Labour and Braxton Hicks I don't know as I haven't experienced labour, and if I've had BH I haven't noticed.

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mommy2lexi Pregnant (Expecting) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 2,034	Braxton hicks (to me) feel like a mild tightening/cramp....round ligaments feel like a sharp pulling pain and real contractions, well for me, there was NO doubting those when they happened...they hurt like hell honestly.

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wubba Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South of England Posts: 727	From my personal experience, the only way you can tell it is the real thing is if things become progressively more uncomfortable. Real contractions tend to come in regular waves, Braxton Hicks are more random. You can contract quite silently and relatively painlessly until the last minute, though (this is unlikely with a first birth).

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wubba Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: South of England Posts: 727	Meant to add, round ligament pains tend to be quite short lasting, like a stitch, but only lasting a minute or so.

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Dec 24th, 2010, 08:35 AM	#9
aw1990 Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Glasgow Posts: 386	my BH 2nd time round HURT! lol like real contractions and were sometimes regular, but u just need to keep an eye on things as even if they were real contractions you wouldnt be going to the hospital right away anyway lol a couple of times i though i had false starts with Maddison, then they would stop alltogether lol in the end i was induced lol anything that is constant pain i wouldnt be too worried about and would put down to stretching etc (less its sevre of course lol) contractions come in waves, so if theres a gap between pain keep an eye on it x

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Sevenladybugs Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2,563	Trapped wind and round ligament pain won't make your whole belly get hard. BH are usually but not always painless, but they tend to be more in the belly. Real contractions you will often also feel radiating to your back, and sometimes down your legs. If you have more than 4 contractions in an hour, and they get closer together (even if painless), bleeding/mucus plug loss, and pain then it's most likely real and you should get them checked out.

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