Ladies, have your Braxton Hicks contractions become painful at a later stage? I started having Braxt…

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Ladies, have your Braxton Hicks contractions become painful at a later stage? I started having Braxton Hicks around 26-28 weeks. They were practically painless: I'd feel tightening, catch my breath, maybe a slight pull in my belly sometimes. Today I feel different all day. My lower belly has been constantly aching, especially when I sit in the lotus position (or butterfly, idk the right name), in the morning I felt some heaviness between my legs (I don't even know how to explain it), my lower back was also terribly aching in the morning, it started aching again after a walk, I asked my husband for a massage, and it seemed to help, but now it's back with the Braxton Hicks... And about ~40 minutes ago, the training contractions started, and they cause my belly to ache like during labor. Between contractions, it doesn't seem to ache, but there are some unpleasant sensations. In these 40 minutes, there were 3 contractions, I didn't count the intervals, now I'm planning to, if they don't stop, I took No-spa. Is this normal for Braxton Hicks or a reason to worry?
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Alena
Yes, and eventually the training contractions turned into real labor. If your lower back starts to hurt, you can easily start timing them.
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Yulichka Sidorik
Alena OMG, this is really nerve-wracking 🫣
I timed the first one, but it seems quiet for now, or maybe I missed it. My anxiety about these contractions is mixed with some crazy bad luck... A cotton swab tip got stuck in my ear... I'm such a lucky charm, I'm already freaking out that I'll go into labor with this cotton swab in my ear 🤣
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Yulichka Sidorik
Alena Did your babies move between contractions? Mine is acting up all day today, and is still being really active between them now, even though many say they quiet down before labor...
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Alena
Alena Yes, I was very active too)
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Alena
Alena I didn't think I was going to give birth until the pain became unbearable, I didn't believe it!)
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Rozik
Alena Take a toothpick, wrap a thin layer of cotton wool around the tip, moisten it, and gently move it in circles inside your ear, going a little deeper. The thin, wet cotton wool from the toothpick will catch the dry cotton wool in your ear, and you can simply pull it out.
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Yulichka Sidorik
Alena I'm currently thinking I won't, it feels a bit dull right now, but maybe it'll pick up 😅
I even thought I scared off contractions between the first and second while I was digging in my ear 🤣

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Yulichka Sidorik
Alena Thank you so much 🙏, in a panic I managed to get it out with rhinestone tweezers. I was already thinking about going to the ER in a panic, because I don't want to give birth with cotton in my ear 🤣🤣
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