I get these a lot and I thought it was normal, until a friend of mine had her first baby and mentioned that she doesn't get any at all! The amount of Googling that you do will never satisfy you, well in my case anyway. That is something that is quite hard with pregnancy; there is no one answer to anything, no one way, no same stories. Frustrating and wonderful at the same time.
The term originated in 1872 when an English doctor named John Braxton Hicks described the contractions that occur before real labor.
Braxton Hicks are described as:
- Unpredictable
- Non-rhythmic
- More uncomfortable than painful (although for some women Braxton Hicks can feel painful)
- They do not increase in intensity or frequency
- They taper off and then disappear altogether
- They usually last about 15 to 30 seconds (but sometimes as long as two minutes), and they should subside when you change positions.
- Usually happen no more than once or twice an hour, a few times a day.
- Often stop if you change activity.
What are triggers of Braxton Hicks:
- When mother or the baby are very active
- If someone touches the mother’s belly
- When the bladder is full
- After sex
- Dehydration
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