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belly tightening - what is this?

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  • JvLwithBabyBoy
    JvLwithBabyBoy

    09/03/2011 at 10:56

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    hello
    im 19+1 today and for a few days i have occasionally felt my lower abdomen get tight and hard. it only lasts a few seconds or so and doesnt really hurt, just a bit unpleasant, but i dont know what this is. it happens only a few times a day max. its my first pregnancy. any ideas??
    thanx ladies!!
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  • SammyHam
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    09/03/2011 at 12:50

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    Hi, it could be Braxton Hicks contractions, which are like practise contractions. They don't mean that you're going into labour or anything, and unfortunately there's nothing you can do about them!
    I think most pregnant women get them at some point.
    My doctor kept telling me I was getting them... And I didn't even notice?!
    xxx
    HTH
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  • GlitterBug09
    GlitterBug09

    09/03/2011 at 13:03

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    Im 20+4 and I have been getting the same thing. I thought it might be round ligament pain because it usually happens after I have been active. xxx
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  • xkelx
    xkelx

    09/03/2011 at 13:06

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    I would say its braxton hicks. I got them around the same time as you with ds and I felt these before I felt him move. Would get them a few times a day too. x
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  • xGemx
    xGemx

    09/03/2011 at 15:31

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    Yep sounds like BH. Got them from 18 weeks this time and last. Nothing to worry about unless really painful. My are quite strong at the mo and get them when i walk and do things.

    Gem x
    34+1
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  • JvLwithBabyBoy
    JvLwithBabyBoy

    10/03/2011 at 03:06

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    thanx for the replies! i googled braxton hicks and it does sound like what im feeling. i just assumed i would only feel these much much later. oh well
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