Had my first labor dream last night.
Also my first Braxton Hicks contraction!
Kinda freaked me out TBH. It felt like a low-level menstrual cramp but was strong enough to wake me up. From said dream of being in labor!
So *of course* 2am me started worrying about going into labor early. I got a snack and hung out for a bit before going back to bed. Pregnancy insomnia is real! I have been lucky that this was my first real night of it.
Unfortunately when I fell back asleep, I then had this terrible nightmare that my little girl was born at 6 and a half months! And I saw her little underdeveloped body and was crying and telling her she still needed to be in my belly growing. It was AWFUL.
Needless to say I have been a bit tired today!
I read up on Braxton Hicks contractions, and it turns out they can start as early as second trimester! My doctor told me I’d likely start feeling them around 7.5-8 months which is why I started freaking out last night. Hearing that it is completely normal to feel them earlier is so reassuring!
I came home early from work to take a hot shower and nap, and rest a bit. Tonight: early tuck-in!
KK 04jan18
Adventures of a Preggo 
Braxton are no fun!
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Tell me about it! When did you start getting yours?
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I wanna say about 5 weeks before I had my little girl. So a month or so of those wasn’t fun at all
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Yea that doesn’t sound fun! Did you ever think they were real contractions?
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Yeah it did cross my mind and it worries me cause it would be way to early for little one to arrive
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