Do frequent, strong braxton hicks = baby coming soon?

[NTMummy059]

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and for the last week I've been getting very strong and painful braxton hicks. They come throughout the day every day and from 5pm til I fall asleep they are every 10 minutes, very tight and extremely uncomfortable!!
I got checked.. baby is not engaged and everything is closed downstairs - but I just wondered does it mean things could happen quickly from now or could it just be like this til 40+ weeks?
What are your experiences? Thank you!

Hello,
Sorry nothing constructive to offer but I'm wondering the very same thing. I've been getting them really strong tonight and with a bit of pain and back ache. Been feeling a bit nervous about it all xx

I wish! I've been getting them since about 30 weeks... currently 39+3 and they are still going strong, but no other signs yet... Good luck NTMummy

I had that with my first after 2 runs of chemically stopped Pre term labour at 30 and 32 weeks... And was a stretchy 2-3cm.

From 34 weeks til 3 days overdue I had breath-taking BH type contractions all day, every day... Don't get your hopes up. But it could be.

Good luck! Hope you have a smooth labour.

I had BHs from 20 weeks. They'd start about midday, and come every 5 minutes till 8ish or later. Worse if I was dehydrated or doing too much. They eases if I rested a bit.

I had DS at 40+3.

Take it easy, keep hydrated, and get checked out if you get concerned. x

I had strong, regular BHs that were almost like false labour at times from 37 weeks and she didn't arrive until 41+3! In my case they said they were caused by the baby trying to turn because she was B2B.