Braxton Hicks Contractions..

 When did you start feeling Braxton Hicks Contractions? Just curious cause I have not felt one yet and was curious if you could go whole pregnancy without feeling them and just end up going into labor and then feel your contractions then for first time? I was just curious cause I have read about labor pains and contractions and all of that and still unsure if I have felt one. I do feel cramps once in awhile but its like small sharp cramp on the sides but not all over belly so to me that does not seem like one to me. 

You can start feeling BH as early as 12 wks. My best friend is 30 wks pregnant with a little girl and gets them regularly thoughout the day starting at ~16wks. This is also her second pregnancy.

With my twins, I noticed BH contractions mostly in my back and sides of my uterus. It just felt like all the musles would tighten up at once. Not painful, mostly just annoying.
This pregnancy I've only had a couple BHs, mostly at night when I'm lying in bed (or maybe I just notice them more that time of day?).
You may be having them, and just not notice yet. As you get closer to your due date they do get more intense/frequent.

With my daughter, I don't know if I just never had them or I just didn't feel them.  I didn't feel anything until they induced me and I felt everything after that.

I started feeling a band of tension at about 30 weeks. It was not painful and irregular so I was told it was BH and would happen often probably. I was told I would know a real contraction as it would be painful and come regularly. Before the BH started, I did get little jabs of pain and was told it was most likely round ligament pain. For both I was told drinking more water, sitting and taking a break and emptying my bladder may help. Some women won't feel their BH depending on many factors. Hope this helps!

With my first two pregnancies (the ones I carried to term, I had a miscarriage at 8 weeks), I never had them. This one, I have had them for the past 2/3 weeks and they are consistant. I get them at night, for the most part, and sometimes they come and go every 5/10 minutes for an hour or two and then stop. I will have them off and on throughout the day and then they stop. Sometimes I can ignore them, sometimes they have me stopping in my tracks and doubled over. I have been awake a few nights with them pretty intense and coming about every 5/10 minutes, then just stop after an hour or so. it is normal to have them all the time or not at all. It is your body's way of preparing for labor.

This is my first pregnancy and I am 30 wks and I had my first BH on Tues evening (I was working 3rd shift that nite lol) starting @9p and lasted til after 11p.  Not consistent and abt every 5/10 mins and lasted a few seconds.  They were concentrating on my left side mostly  for some reason and some of them were strong but I did not think that I was in labor or anything.  I talked to the on-call dr to be sure and he told me to keep drinking and to come in for my follow up appt the next morning and if I needed to be checked they would.  They were not unbearable, just like one other poster put annoying lol.  I want my Baby girl to keep baking away for as long as she can lol.

But now that I know what they are and how they feel, I am cool with it.  Just hoping I can get through Labor now LOL

Susie Q and Hannah Grace too!!

Well I dont know about everyone else but my BH contrxs hurt. My entire abdomen tightens up and I bawl over and literally cant move for one full minute. They have been coming since I was 30 wks, and I have about two days a week when they come one an hour for a period of four hours then stop. At first it cought me completely off guard but now when I feel it coming on I just brace myself and breathe deep. I guess its different for everyone but Good Luck on your journey wish u a happy healthy baby and safe delivery.
Sue