Now that bubs is well and truly kicking away, a new type of feeling is starting to get more and more frequent...
Braxton Hicks contractions are like dress rehearsals - uterine muscles flex in preparation for the big job they'll have to do in the near future. They are caused by pregnancy hormones being hard at work, sending messages to your body (very slowly) to start the process of childbirth. These contractions begin as a painless tightening of the uterine muscles, usually lasting about 15 to 30 seconds, but sometimes as long as two minutes, and causes your abdomen to become very hard and strangely contorted.
Some women get them as early as 20 weeks, but for me they started mildly at about 25 weeks and are now getting more frequent and more stronger. Nothing to worry about though, totally painless and more like a startling feeling that often cause me to stop what I'm doing and hold my breath for a moment.
For now, I don't mind at all - it's great to be always so aware that you're pregnant!
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