hello im new to this but i had a question....

[valerie07]

  i am 32 1/2 weeks pregnant and this is my second child... i have tons of stress and loads of braxton hicks contractions... does this mean i could go into early labor???  i had some stress with my first child and she was born between 35 and 36 weeks...  should i talk to my doctor about this or what???

[Italiamom]

I'm always of the opinion that you should ask your health care provider.  This would be especially true if you have a history of going into labor (naturally) before 37 weeks.  I wouldn't even say that lots of Braxton-Hicks, or stress, would be big red flags.  By 32 weeks I had plenty of Braxton-Hicks contractions throughout the day.  And I was under a TON of stress!  But second babies tend to come a little earlier than first babies, so it's something I would certainly bring up with your health care provider.

And, just to be clear, if your Braxton-Hicks become regular (I.E., timeable) before 37 weeks, then you'd want to call your HP right away.  Just my two cents.