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its a braxton hicks or rather practice contraction, a painless but sometimes uncomfortable tightening of the uterus and surrounding muscles, basically your body preparing itself for labour at the end of pregnancy. Some women get them regular, others not at all but apparently if you have them on a regular basis you can ease this by keeping really hydrated.

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That is called braxton hicks contractions not real contractions mind you but a preview of what your contractions are gonna be like its the first step right before you have your baby well probably starting around week 30 and can go on till real contractions happen.

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To counteract the baby's shifting, movement, and pushing against the skin to try to get out.

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Your baby has probably dropped into the pelvis which gives you a "heavy" feeling.

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Because it is full of uterus and baby.

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What week do your stomach begin to harden during pregnancy?

The stomach becomes hard as the baby grows in the stomach ,and takes proper form.


Is lower stomach pain and stomach is hard this sign of pregnancy?

The lower stomach pain might indicate that you are going to be due your period. The ''stomach going hard'' however may not be a sign of pregnancy - It does also depends on how long ago you had sexual intercourse and you may feel your stomach has grown. It begins to show after A month or Two.


How long does it take your stomach to get hard during a pregnancy?

well personally it took me after 5months


Can you be pregnant and take a pregnancy test and it say no?

It will depend if your stomach is hard and you feel all the signs butyou may have a false pregnancy test also


Can your stomach feel a little hard the first 1-2week in pregnancy?

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What part of your abdomen will feel hard first during pregnancy?

I'm preGnant and my bottom part of my tummy is hard


When you are pregnant when do your stomach get hard?

Hello, During your first pregnancy your pregnancy will take longer to become more noticeable. If this is not your first pregnancy and is your second, third, etc then you will usually show earlier. The stomach usually becomes hard around the fourth month or later, into your pregnancy. Once again, it depends whether this is your first or later pregnancy. Multiple pregnancies usually show earlier. Also, if you are overweight or have extra fat on your stomach, this may result in your tummy not feeling hard until you are further along into your pregnancy.


What part of your stomach gets hard during pregnancy?

Your tummy doesn't get hard until you have contractions it will hard up when the baby is grown and stretching your tummy it will only get super hard when having a contraction.


Is there any kind of problems during pregnancy that will make the mother and baby to die?

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Do your stomach get hard on the top of your stomach first?

No, during pregnancy, the uterus grows up from the pubic bone, therefore getting hard on the bottom first. But during the first trimester, your stomach shouldn't be hard at all. The uterus doesn't even rise up above the pubic bone until at least 12 weeks, which is the end of the first trimester.


Why do women feel ugly during their period?

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The truth abbout braxton hicks?

Braxton Hicks Contractions are false contractions. They can be painful or you may not feel them at all. Your stomach muscles contract and will fill like your stomach is getting tight then they will release. Your stomach will feel hard during one. You can get them all the way through pregnancy but probably won't feel them until later in your pregnancy. They don't mean you're in labor but if you get one and they feel really painful I would call the doctor just to be safe. In late pregnancy they can become very close together and very painful and feel like the real thing. They can even thin your cervix. When this happens it's called false labor. If you have close painful contractions and think your in labor go to the hospital to be sure.