In Reply to: BRAXTON HICKS posted by LISA R on July 14, 2003 at 21:33:40:
Unless you're getting contractions that are starting to have a pattern, say every 20 minutes, every 15 minutes, and they get closer and clser together, I would say it's not labor. Probably just BH and your body getting ready for birth day! If it's true labor they will get closer together, longer, and more painful. If you can go about your normal daily routine, you're okay! If you are nervous about it, call your doc to ease your mind. I don't think it means you'll go before your due date. I know plenty of women who had BH and were still getting them a week after their due dte, and still didn't go into labor and had to be induced! Don't be scared by that, everyone is different! Good luck and if you're getting nervous at all, call your doc and let your mind be put to rest. Best wishes!