How do I know the difference from braxton Hicks and real contractions ????
Take a bath or move around doing stuff. if they stop it is b.h. that's what my doc said with my first one. I never had them tho. Just real ones.
time them, if they last about the same time, same time apart (or are getting closer) and the pain starts at the top of your uterus and goes into your back and pelvic, then its contractions.
braxton hicks last like 15 mins and real contraction can happen from 10 mins and go down til you feel the baby head coming
I always thought of it this way, if you can take a warm shower, relax after wards and they go away they are BH contractions