anyone else get lots of BH when tired?

[umami_mommy]

so, when i am needing to rest or just plain go to sleep i get lots of BH cx.

they aren't usually apinful or anything, just a PITA.

today, baby seems to be getting hir head engaged and so when i got them tonight my fundus really hurt. (has been diagonal for a few weeks now) and so i HAD. TO. SIT. DOWN. RIGHT. NOW.

i don't recall this before but i was living alone with no-one to take care of last imte and so, when i was tired, i laid down and went to sleep.

[lanielayne]

I get them the most when I am stressed. I had a lot of crampiness too this time around in my lower belly that seems more like prodromal contracts. You would think I would have figured out what I am feeling and why by now!

[Gray's Mommy]

I get more when I am just worn out & tired. I am glad that you listened to your body & sat down to rest!

[e123vg]

seems like i get them everytime i lay down to go to bed. last night i woke up in the middle of the night with a real contraction. usually the only way i can tell i'm having a true contraction is when i feel a little ache in my back. but this was like baby was just about out. my thighs burned and my back burned it was crazy. good thing it only happened once, but it sure was a rude way to get woken up.

[Kelleybug]

I tend to get more when I don't drink enough water.

[bluey]

Originally Posted by Kelleybug

I tend to get more when I don't drink enough water.

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[Joyful Mama]

definitely. if i do too much of anything, i get them pretty bad.

[umami_mommy]

Originally Posted by lanielayne

that seems more like prodromal contracts.

what's a prodromal contract?

i have never heard of this term before.

how does this differ from a BH cx?

[umami_mommy]

okay, so i looked up "prodromal contractions" versus BH, and there isn't a whole of difference, other than one leads eventually to labor and the other doesn't.

i remember these with my son, they were regular contractions but never got closer together and never got intense. my MW just said my womb was getting ready to give birth.

i remember realizing 2 nights later it was the real deal because the cx got more and more intense pretty quickly.

what i feel is for sure BH. it's just a tightness, no pain in my lower back either. (as annoying as they are)

[lanielayne]

Originally Posted by honeybeedreams

what's a prodromal contract?

i have never heard of this term before.

how does this differ from a BH cx?

They feel different to me. They are what my contractions feel like in very early labor instead of BH. BH have always felt to me like a hardening but I really feel it mostly in the upper part of my uterus. What I call prodromal I feel in my lower uterus and they are crampier but still harden everywhere too.

[timneh_mom]

Yes, I get more when I'm tired too, usually at the end of the day. And like others, mine are worse when I haven't had enough water. Most of the time, though, my belly muscles just ache at the end of the day from hauling my gut around.

[anabellee]

Originally Posted by lanielayne

They feel different to me. They are what my contractions feel like in very early labor instead of BH. BH have always felt to me like a hardening but I really feel it mostly in the upper part of my uterus. What I call prodromal I feel in my lower uterus and they are crampier but still harden everywhere too.

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