HI
I wonder if anyone else has had this experience and if its 'normal' or common, as it doesn't fit with the textbook descriptions of braxton hicks online.
On Saturday, when i was 34+6, i started to get quite strong BHs. They werent painful, but enough to make me stop and catch my breath. They came every 10 minutes, like clockwork, then they got closer together, about 3 minutes. Online it says to drink water, change position, go for a walk, have a hot bath. I tried all of these things and they all made the contractions stronger and more regular. It got to the point where my uterus seemed constantly hard although i think they were just long contractions happening close together. This continued all evening and night! Meanwhile I had shooting pains low in the abdomen under my bump. I started to wonder if i might be heading for a preterm labour but i called triage and they seemed pretty unconcerned and just said to call back later of i was still concerned.
Next day, i couldnt feel baby moving much, perhaps because i was trying to feel her through a hard uterus and an anterior placenta, as i was still getting the regular BHs. I started worrying about not feeling her. Again called triage and they were unconcerned and said call back if the contractions get painful, or my waters break or lose mucus plug.
Now its Wednesday and regular BHs still happening, also had period pains and back ache. Im 35+4. Although i do get periods where they happen less frequently.
I guess I'm just wondering whether this should be checked out. Triage dont seem to care unless i am going into labour right now, but if there are signs i might be heading for a premature birth shouldnt they be doing something to monitor and manage this? Or is this really all just normal?