at what point would you expect to feel anything like contractions (Braxton Hicks)

starting this weekend, every so often I get this tightness and minor cramping that resolves itself pretty quickly (as disconcerting is it is for me)

the baby is still moving and kicking like a champ, so I don't think there is anything wrong necessarily...I was just wondering if this was something that goes along with the gestational age of the pregnancy (24-25 weeks)

TIA

Re: at what point would you expect to feel anything like contractions (Braxton Hicks)

Yep, that's right about when it starts for those who feel it. That when mine started!

Re: at what point would you expect to feel anything like contractions (Braxton Hicks)

I am 26 weeks and today I felt rather painful BH contractions for the first time. It prob did not help that I was under a lot of stress last night and was extremely upset with my DH.

Re: at what point would you expect to feel anything like contractions (Braxton Hicks)

I'm 22 weeks and I was having contractions 2 days ago from dehydration and a bad UTI.....

BH can occur pretty much any time after like 18 weeks from what I have read.

Re: at what point would you expect to feel anything like contractions (Braxton Hicks)

totally normal for where you are in pregnancy! in fact, you can start having benign contractions way earlier - some uteri are just more contractile than others. this time around i started contracting somewhere around 16-18 weeks.

Re: at what point would you expect to feel anything like contractions (Braxton Hicks)

I've read that's normal, too. Be careful to drink enough fluid (like you don't hear that enough, right) because dehydration can bring them on, too.

Re: at what point would you expect to feel anything like contractions (Braxton Hicks)

BH's can start at 20 weeks