What do Braxton Hicks contractions feel like? I have severe cramping in my lower back, and when I…

It will feel like period cramps but can get pretty bad. I get them all over my stomach and in back. I'm 22 weeks and 2 days

How do I tell the difference between Braxton Hicks and like back labor

They feel like a tightening in your stomach for seconds and then ease up. The difference is bh are bot consistent and real contractions are and hurt ten times worse.

I ended up going in to the l&d at the hospital. I went in with contractions and severe back pain and they eventually stopped but the back pain stayed for a while after. They did tell me I have a bladder infection. They did a catheter. My cervix is thick and just how she said it should be. Those straps for the baby monitor were SOOOOO TIGHT I have bruises on my sides from them because Brooklynn refused to sit still enough for them to get a good time of monitoring in... that was worse than anything else they did to me last night. But overall I'm fine.

@junesmommy_15 @first.time.mommy

I'd say that's Braxton Hicks. Does your stomach also cramp?

No. I ended up going to hospital and found out I have a bladder infection and didn't even know it. When I went in It was showing up having contractions. They stopped. But mainly just back pain.

Uti can cause pain

Is uti and bladder infection the same thing