i sometimes had 4 in 15 minutes!
when you notice you seem to be having quite a few braxton hicks contractions, drink a big glass of water (at least 8 oz) and change your body position (if you are standing a lot, sit or lie down; if you are laying down, sit or stand up).
if the sensation of them starts to change to more crampy or requiring more than just stopping your activity for less than a minute, start paying more attention to them and increase your water intake even more over the course of the day.
also, are you drinking any red raspberry leaf or pregnancy tea? a friend of mine noticed that she had very frequent braxton-hicks in the few hours after she would drink pregnancy tea. i had no stomach for herbal teas during my pregnancy so i don't know what my experience would have been.
as long as babe is moving around and kicking/punching (do you know what a kick chart is? a lot of pregnancy books have info on them or you can google it) and the pattern of the braxton-hicks is affected by drinking more and/or changing your activity, you are probably just fine. if, however, you feel like something is wrong, always go with your gut and give your care provider a call for some more info or reassurance. if you have a history of preterm labor, i'm sure it's stressful to think about these "practice" contractions as possibly being the "real" thing.
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~claudia
when you notice you seem to be having quite a few braxton hicks contractions, drink a big glass of water (at least 8 oz) and change your body position (if you are standing a lot, sit or lie down; if you are laying down, sit or stand up).
if the sensation of them starts to change to more crampy or requiring more than just stopping your activity for less than a minute, start paying more attention to them and increase your water intake even more over the course of the day.
also, are you drinking any red raspberry leaf or pregnancy tea? a friend of mine noticed that she had very frequent braxton-hicks in the few hours after she would drink pregnancy tea. i had no stomach for herbal teas during my pregnancy so i don't know what my experience would have been.
as long as babe is moving around and kicking/punching (do you know what a kick chart is? a lot of pregnancy books have info on them or you can google it) and the pattern of the braxton-hicks is affected by drinking more and/or changing your activity, you are probably just fine. if, however, you feel like something is wrong, always go with your gut and give your care provider a call for some more info or reassurance. if you have a history of preterm labor, i'm sure it's stressful to think about these "practice" contractions as possibly being the "real" thing.
~claudia
