Just out of interest - Does a lot of strong Braxton Hicks = early baby?

[jersey]

Hi Just out of interest as there probably isn't an answer to this, but has anyone had a lot of strong Braxton Hicks and delivered early?

By a lot I mean somedays almost all day and so strong I have to stop what I am doing until they pass!

The baby is moving a lot as well and just wondered if all this could trigger things to happen early, e.g. 37 weeks?

Thanks for your replies.

Don't think so. I had no BH with dd1, she was 8 days early then loads from about 35 weeks with dds 2 and 3 both of whom were slightly late!

i had bh's from 18 weeks with my 2nd child, she was born at 38 weeks, but with ds (my first) I had bh's from 26 weeks.
I did have very quick easy and dare I say it relatively pain free labours though so think it has some correlation to that at least in my case :)

Had loads from 24 weeks, dd2 came on her due date.

had lots from v early with ds2. Very strong from about 35 weeks but he was 4 days late - sorry!

Had none at all with dd and she was 3 days early had lots with ds and he was 3 days early too.

not for me.

it does mean a 'lovely strong uterus that knows what its doing though'...quoting my gushy midwife there!

not for me. - had very strong bh with both pregnancies but both had to be induced at 40 weeks + 10/11 days

Thanks, just hoping!!! I'm 33 weeks +5. I have an appointment this afternoon with my midwife anyway so will mention them then.

Just for the record with ds who I had the strong bh with established labour was only 40 mins long compared to 19 hrs with dd (no bh).

had strong bh with ds2 throught pregancy and he was only 1 day early

No, I had loads for weeks and was 5days late.

Not for me, my tiddlypeep took 3 days!

Not at all - and it doesn't necessarily mean that you'll have a short labour either. I felt no BHs with ds, had a very long pre-labour and an averagely long labour. I had massively strong and frequent BHs with dd, pre-labour was shorter than with ds but still long, and labour itself was also shorter than with ds but of average length. So I don't think that the BHs had any effect and the length of the labour was shorter purely because dd was my second child. Oh, and dd was born at 41w.

Not for me. I didn't have any at all (that I noticed). DD arrived 3 weeks early with 4.5 hr labour.

Nope, had them with both DSs from about 18 weeks - DS1 was 10 days late, DS2 was 4 days late.

nope, both 1 week + late

nah, YOU WISH
it means you have lovely strong toned uterine musecles though so that's good news

Hi, thanks for all your messages.

I saw the midwife yesterday for my general check up and she has told me that put together with my bp going up, etc.. its my body telling me I have to slow down. She has advised me to rethink my date for finishing work. Seeing my boss today as due to finish in 3 weeks, but looking at 1 week now if he agrees.

i got like this jersey. it took me collapsing in m&s on a busy saturday before i realised. take it easy pet x

I had a lot with DS3 and was sure he was going to come early, but in fact when I stopped work (at 37 weeks) and relaxed a bit they slackened off a lot and in fact he was born on his due date.