What do braxton hicks contractions feel like?

[PurpleIvy44]

I'm sure this has been asked over and over but I don't think I had them my first pregnancy. So I sat down and it felt like the baby was pushing against my spine with her feet out towards my belly really hard. I felt tightening in my uterus area too. Pretty sure it was but it was only happened once.

 

[MnGmakes3]

Mine feel like my belly is getting hard and I can feel as it happens, however the very top and bottom of my belly are still soft. It lasts for about 30 to 45 seconds and it goes away.

 

[StarAngel]

My whole belly goes rock hard and very tight, doesnt hurt by any means but can be uncomfortable.

 

[Juliet11]

i get a hard belly, lasting a few seconds to several seconds. i generally dont feel her move when it is happening. it sometimes makes me feel the need to exhale but so far they've never hurt.

 

[kristel_]

I always get a weird feeling with my breathing right before a braxton hicks. Then the pressure and tightness just builds and builds until my belly is rock solid. Then it fades.

 

[PurpleIvy44]

Thank you. That's what it must have been b/c my belly got really hard and there was a lot of pressure like she was pushing really hard but it wasn't her just the contraction. One wasn't too bad but I don't know how it's going to be if I get them over a period of time.