BH's anyone else having them a lot lately?

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I didn't really ever have any while pregnant with Ds with this guy it is all the time! I wasn't sure what it was and I poked my belly and it was extra hard so I knew then that it was a BH

could you even imagine never going into labor and carrying around a 2 year old in there

I am happy to hear I am not the only one I get scared around this time in pregnancy of an early delivery so that is reassuring that it seems to be the normal thing around now!

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I didn't have any noticeable ones with DS - I think they are less frequent with first babies as opposed to subsequent ones. The uterus has lots of oxytocin receptors that are responsible for signalling the uterus to contract. They get 'turned on' in the first pregnancy and are primed to do their work in subsequent pregnancies. Hence, other-than-first pregnancies will tend to have more BH activity.

I notice it when I am walking up hills and sometimes if I am spending too much time carrying DS around - he's not that heavy for a 2 year old, but he's heavy enough, and he still loves to get in front of me, block my way, and say, "Carry you?" I wish, little man, I wish... (OT, but sweet) We're still working on pronouns. When he wants up, it's "Carry you?" and when he wants down, it's "Down me!"

i had lots with my first pregnancy beginning around month 5. This time, i felt them earlier around month 4.

They are definitely uncomfortable and when I have one I immediately have to go to the bathroom b/c the pressure makes my bladder feel like its about to explode.

My midwife is concerned about them b/c she said that too many bh in one hour (more than 5) is a pre-indicator for preterm labor. I say that's hogwash, based on all the studies I've read, most of which conclude that bh are not an indicator of early or effective labor. Basically, the studies that are out there contradict one another and they can't decipher what they want to decipher! At one point, my midwife even mentioned that if I keep having them she might have to put me on bedrest. Yeah right. That'd eat up all of my FMLA and I'm not going on bedrest for what you "think" could happen. She also recommended a test that would give me an idea of my chances for preterm labor (can't remember what it was) but i declined. Since I declined, she sent me for an u/s to make sure that there wasn't too much fluid around baby (since I am also measuring 3 weeks ahead) and to make sure my cervix was still closed. Everything was fine and I honestly think she's just a worrywart. I had so many bh's with my dd that I don't think they're the least bit worrisome.

I had a very effective labor with my dd but I am inclined to think maybe it's a coincidence considering that I know many women who had long/intense labors who also had many many bh's.

I am trying to hydrate myself a little better since I've found that the less water I drink in a day, the more I have.