Are these Braxton Hicks?

[Hotchocolate86]

I’ve been getting tightenings since about 9.30. Sometimes painful but they are manageable. I think they may be too irregular to be the start of labour so perhaps Braxton hicks?

Labour often starts like that, irregular , short and uncomfortable rather than painful.
If you get in the bath and they stop, could just be BH, but could be latent phase.
Have a bath, a hot drink and bed,
Get as much rest as you can just in case,
Good luck

How many weeks are you?

That was what my early labour looked like. It lasted 5 days to be fair but that's the extreme case!

Hi I’m 38 weeks today. Perhaps it is the start of something happening. Although I don’t think I’ll get my hopes up too much just yet.

With my second pregnancy I had prolonged and painful BH and I was sure it was early labour every bloody night for about 3 weeks. Then with my 3rd I thought I had BH and it turned out that I was 9cm dilated!

So it could be either, really. How many weeks are you? Can you call your midwife for reassurance?

Sorry, just seen your update. I'd say a call to your midwife is in order if it doesn't settle down soon.

Thank you. I’ll monitor it for another half hour or so I think and then give them a ring if it’s not changed.