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[mlbrooks]

Feb 23, 2015 0:50:23 GMT -5 CaptainLeela said:

Feb 23, 2015 0:15:16 GMT -5 laur1020 said:

I've been having Braxton hicks randomly a lot lately. It's usually a tightening/hard feeling on both sides of my belly button. Is it possible to feel the hardening lower than that? Also, is it possible to only feel it on one side of my belly button? Right now, the right side of my belly button is hard...but I'm feeling some movement too...so I'm assuming it's the baby.

I was just about to ask a similar question. Can Braxton Hicks occur in a localized spot or are they all over your belly? I had a tightening sensation on the lower right side of my belly and was wondering if it might be BH.

For me it's usually level with my belly button but all the way across on each side of my belly button and right below the belly button. That's how I know it's BH versus baby. When it's baby it's usually just one side bulge/tightening and I can rub the spot and he will move away. My BH usually lasts about 45 seconds to 1 minute.

[madams728]

Feb 22, 2015 21:21:00 GMT -5 nurserachel22 said:

So.... Does pelvic girdle pain/ SI Joint pain last until you deliver or post delivery? I feel dumb asking this, but I really don't know! Since I'm in third trimester I was wondering if it would stick around since the baby is getting bigger. I feel her elbow now eeeeek!

Mine continued to get worse until delivery. The pelvic cradle pain went away quickly after delivery, but my back pain didn't. It stuck around for months. My OB wanted me to go to a chiro, but I never did. Honestly, even after it mostly went away, my back was never the same and I have so much more back pain this time around.

[snapdragon]

I just want to say that unless you're at risk for pre-term labor, I wouldn't worry about any of those things that are supposed to "induce" labor. If you did, you'd have to avoid massage, touching your nipples, sex, washing the floor, and of course walking. All of these things CAN cause contractions, but generally that means BH contractions that aren't advancing labor.

[Renarene]

Feb 23, 2015 7:33:23 GMT -5 mlbrooks said:

Feb 23, 2015 0:50:23 GMT -5 CaptainLeela said:

I was just about to ask a similar question. Can Braxton Hicks occur in a localized spot or are they all over your belly? I had a tightening sensation on the lower right side of my belly and was wondering if it might be BH.

For me it's usually level with my belly button but all the way across on each side of my belly button and right below the belly button. That's how I know it's BH versus baby. When it's baby it's usually just one side bulge/tightening and I can rub the spot and he will move away. My BH usually lasts about 45 seconds to 1 minute.

I have them a lot and they are normally all the way across my stomach from the belly button up. I have started having them in my lower abdomen though, but still all the way across.

[CTri17]

Feb 22, 2015 21:21:00 GMT -5 nurserachel22 said:

So.... Does pelvic girdle pain/ SI Joint pain last until you deliver or post delivery? I feel dumb asking this, but I really don't know! Since I'm in third trimester I was wondering if it would stick around since the baby is getting bigger. I feel her elbow now eeeeek!

It can last until you deliver, it usually resolves at that point. So far I've had mine on/off so it hasn't stuck around for more than 3 days at a time, which I am thankful for!

[CTri17]

For me BH is I can push on any part of my ute and it will all feel a little tight until it ends, but baby one side of my belly will still be soft while the other is very hard because she is pushing that way.