Braxton Hicks causing severe lower back pain

[Bambamb]

.......does this mean I'm likely to have a labour full of back pain?

My first labour was quite easy and not too painful. All the pain was in front and just like strong period pains which I found pretty easy to handle. Was hoping for the same again however I am now freaking out as over the last week or so I have had some incredibly painful back spasms of pain accompanying some braxton hicks.
I'm feeling really scared, if this labour involves pains like these I am not going to cope! I can barely cope with these and I'm definitely not in labour yet.

Please reassure me or give me some coping ideas, I need some mental strength I think.

Thanks! !

I had high braxton hicks and a back labour, so i don't think the 2 are necessarily connected. My TENS was a godsend and I would highly recommend it.

Thank you for replying, I hadn't even thought of TENS but that is a great suggestion. Did you buy one? I don't feel like I have a huge amount of time to sort one out, I feel like things are going to kick off soon.

is baby lying back to back?

how many weeks are you?

Lloyds chemist should have them in stock

I'm 38+5, had my 1st at 37 weeks. Baby is really low, been having loads of twinges for days now. Would like to get my hands on a TENS asap now I think, just for piece of mind!

Baby was back to back at last appt, pretty sure it still is.

Will check out Lloyds, thanks.

go onto the spinning babies website... has lots of ideas for turning babies round :)

ds2 was back to back and yes, my labour was all back pain! you do get through it though :)