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Living on the corner of Braxton and Hicks

Aug 12, 2011 17:57

LOL I'm 30 weeks along and this is my 3rd pregnancy. With my first two pregnancies, by this point I'd get Braxton Hicks contractions if I over extended myself (walking all day, strenuous activity, etc).. Rather than the short running ones I frequently hear about, mine go for 45 minutes to an hour... one long contraction. They aren't painful, ( Read more... )

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badbabie August 13 2011, 04:14:51 UTC

I wish I had something to recommend. All I can say is that I am in the same boat with my third.

tikizeekbaby August 14 2011, 07:37:04 UTC

Thanks for the commiseration, it does feel better to not be "alone" in the symptoms. I so rarely hear about people having continual Braxton Hicks the way I do that for a second it will worry me until I remember I've had similar in the previous two pregnancies. :)

Good Luck to you!

nakedfaery August 13 2011, 10:30:58 UTC

I'm in the same boat with my 2nd (but several losses so my body thinks this is baby #8 I think).

The only solution I've found is to cut down my activity level quite dramatically. I do 45 minutes of pre natal yoga once a week and walk every day. That's it now. I was doing tons more in my 2nd trimester.

Now I'm 30w, when I do housework/chores I have to do it in short bursts or they pick up. Resting is the only thing that helps but stuff needs to get done as I am a single mother!

Keeping very well hydrated helps, for me this means drinking at least 10 glasses of water a day. I don't want to drink too much because I don't want to put my kidneys under strain, but if I don't drink a *lot*, then I get dehydrated really easily and that makes everything worse.

A maternity support band may help, my midwife recommend one to me and I'm faffing with which one to buy atm.

tikizeekbaby August 14 2011, 07:42:14 UTC

I'm so sorry for your losses, and can totally see how your body would be treating it as though it had been down the course many more times than 2. I've always read that our bodies have a harder time with each pregnancy, and in my case it'd definitely been my experience.

Hydration helps keep preterm labor at bay for me but doesn't do a hell of a lot for the Braxton Hicks... I just spend a hell of a lot of time on my left side and in the bathroom. LOL

A maternity support band is a good suggestion to try out, I'll probably look into that too.

Good Luck to you!