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Re: Skipped - Are these contractions? Help!

From: Tarisa (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 23 Jan 2002 19:11:18 -0600 (CST)

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It sounds like what they call Braxton-Hicks contractions, though you are getting them earlier than most. They are painless, and generally not the cause for alarm at *all* - just the body's way of preparing itself for eventual delivery. You might want to do a search of the forum (at the top of the page) for Braxton Hicks (or just BH for short), it might put your mind at ease - almost assuredly they are not the same kind your friend had at the end of her pregnancy that stopped her from working.

At Wed, 23 Jan 2002, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>At Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Kara wrote:
>>
>>I'm in my 20th week of pregnancy and yesterday morning I felt the left
>>side of my uterus get really hard. It went away pretty quickly and I
>>didn't know what to make of it. I thought I just had a cramp or
>>something. Then later that day it happened again. It wasn't painful
>>but it scared me because I remember that a friend of mine said that she
>>started having contractions in her seventh month and she had to stop
>>working because of it. Are these contractions the same kind as hers? Am
>>I supposed to stop working?
>>
>>I'm going to my ob in a week but in the meantime, is this something to
>>worry about? Does this happen to everyone? Am I having contractions? I
>>haven't felt anything since but now I'm constantly thinking and worrying
>>about it. I'd appreciate anyone with experience or advice to write
>>back. Thank you.

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