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Mother knows best...or does she?

Hey all..well im almost 32 weeks pregnant and i swear my mother in law thinks shes right about what im feeling. I feel like im getting my period. The pain is period crampy and shoots down mylegs making it hard to stand for long. Well my mother in law says that its my body thinking its getting its menstrual cycle. Id like to beg to differ. If that was the case,why does it happen more than once throughout the month? It happens literally anytime! But shes determined its my period. Im almost 32 weeks and only started feeling this towards the end of my pregnancy. But i guess shes right huh? Since she always is ::rolls eyes::. I heard its braxton hicks though. Can anyone weigh in? Thanks :)
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4332997 tn?1358728615
Ugh don't get me started with my MIL!!!!! I can't deal with the "I know what it is....I've raised two already" line......she drives me crazy with that!!! I had the same pains but I was getting them recently at like 36 weeks....I'm now almost 38 weeks....I was told it's everything down there stretching and moving into place to prepare for birth!!!! And my Dr told me this!!!!
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So it could be a number of things? And arent mils wonderful? Haha
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Thanks ladies that bumped..so im not getting my period huh? Lmao i just couldnt with that one.im glad to see its either the cervix thing or my uterus..the period thing sounded too insane haha
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Sounds like braxton hicks i get them im 26+2 and thats what mine feels like.. thats what my doctor tells me it is too
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Try having a mother inlaw that's never had a baby and never been pregnant ,tell you things about pregnancy that she doesn't even know -.- . The things us girls have to deal with lol
Another BUMP for you
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Your belly will tighten and get hard with Braxton Hicks. That feeling is your uterus stretching lol good luck with that mil haha  
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I have the same things they keep telling me its my uterus growing but idk... I'm 32w2d
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4749018 tn?1372359546
Its Cuz you baby is hitting ur cervix and he/ she hitting a nerve.
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5143780 tn?1370557931
Ohhhh MIL's....they were put on this earth simply to drive us insane haha. I'm only 21 weeks so I don't have any experience with what you're goin through, but here's a bump!
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Bump
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