braxton hicks - does everyone get them?

[nataliekristin]

I'm 31 weeks now and pretty sure I haven't experienced braxton hicks contractions yet. When do they usually start and should everyone have them?

I never experienced ANY with my 1st 2nd and 3rd, this time around Ive had them since about 33 weeks and they're actually painful, usually they don't hurt tho. X

For me they started in the second trimester, faded for a while and then came back full force a couple of weeks before I gave birth. Second pregnancy seems to be going much the same way. First time around I was so used to them that I mistook the first couple of hours of labour for more of the same.

All that said a good friend of mine who was a couple of months ahead of me in her first pregnancy didn't feel any at all so I think it's really down to the individual.

I didn't realise I was having them until I mentioned to a colleague about how it feels like baby's pressing up against the top of my bump and she said that is was probably BH. I thought they were meant to feel like contractions so painful but this isn't -more just uncomfortable.

I'm 34 weeks btw and only been getting that for a couple of weeks.

I didn't have any with DD. Currently 33 weeks with DC2 and haven't had any so far

I didn't have any.

Not with my first pregnancy, but had tons with my second and they were actually quite painful at times

Im 22 wks with 2nd and mine started 2 days ago im not sure when they started with 1st tho :-)

Never had any during either pregnancy

My bh hurt more than early labour cramps. I had to breathe through them! Mine happened late on as I actually thought it was starting.

I never had one.

As far as I know never had them with my first pregnancy. This time (2nd) I have had 3-4 every evening for the past 2 weeks, not painful as such but definitely very uncomfortable for me. I'm only 25 weeks now!

Ive had them for ages. This is my 1st.

They get worse if I don't rest in an afternoon/over do it. I'm 35w tomorrow

Hi OP had them in all 3 pregnancies . 1st time prob around 20 wks, 2nd 14 wks and this one 16 wks. They dont hurt are just uncomfortable . I got them earlier in subsequent pregnancies . I get them all the time now at 36 wks . x

Been pregnant 3 times, never had BH.

I'm another who didn't have any with my first but have had a few with this one, I'm 33 weeks and get them maybe every 10 days or so.

Can someone explain to me what they feel like? I have no idea what they would feel like so don't know if I have had any?! Thank you :)

I join the never had one club for any of my pregnancies.

Didn't with DD1, did with DD2, they were unmistakable. Bump went rock solid. Was quite peculiar!

35 weeks and nope for me.

I'm also curious, what do they feel like...? I'm 23 wks and have been getting some weird cramping occasionally, like the baby is pushing outwards/in an awkward position. Always subsides after a min or two