Supposedly. http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=15845
I think you may be referring to what are called "Braxton-Hicks" contractions.
Nope. Only some do. The lucky ones don't. The Braxton Hicks is just the preparation contractions. Letting you know that your baby is almost ready. They contractions come usually after 6 months. My doctor said there not supposed to hurt, but mines did. I thought I was in labor and I went to the doctor and my doctor sent me home saying that they are just Braxton Hicks and there nothing to be worried about.
Braxton Hicks contractions come from a Doctor named John Braxton Hicks. He was the first doctor to ever describe what these type of contractions were. This was back in the mid-late 1800s.
According to my midwife today, yes it is. I'm 14 weeks and have been feeling BH for a few days now. This is my second child.
False Labor
Braxton Hicks
only in the last trimester when they prepare the uterus for labor and are called Braxton Hicks contractions.
Labor contractions are painful and you can't ignore them. If they are not painful then they are just Braxton Hicks.
Yes. Those are braxton hicks contractions. very normal. These practice contractions occur at various times during pregnancy, but can increase in intensity during your last month. They happen at random and are typically not painful. They do not dilate the cervix as real contractions do.
It could be contractions or it could be false contractions (Braxton Hicks)
You could be having what they call braxton hicks contractions...this is your uterus preparing for your baby to be born...Congrats on your pregnancy! Or you could be going in to Labor!
because your body is preparing a home for the baby your pelvic bone is shifting and thepressure from your uterus may cause discomfort to you and as the pregnancy progresses you might have braxton hicks also known as false contractions