Really painful? It was just so incredibly painful...

Warm shower, cat-cow pose, and a warm compress. Keep an eye on it. If nothing helps, then it's definitely not Braxton Hicks. 😉

Unlikely to be Braxton Hicks! I'd start timing them.

My practice contractions weren't painful.
At your stage, they could be real ones, so time the intervals.

I started having Braxton Hicks at 25 weeks. After 30 weeks, they became painful. I was definitely pretty stressed.
But yours might not be Braxton Hicks anymore 😉 keep an eye on the interval.

Fedorova Karina I've put it down. I'm going soon

Olga I tried this pose once... It felt really good in the moment. But then for three hours, I had really bad after-pains.
Later I read that you need to be careful with this pose.
This didn't happen when I was pregnant with my first child.

Fedorova Karina Wishing you a smooth delivery!

I struggled for 12 hours. I wasn't dilating. The most frustrating part is that I didn't sleep or rest. I didn't have the strength for the birth, so they had to do a C-section.

Fedorova Karina Thanks!