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@kelliria my due date is now Dec 10. Was originally Dec 2. We’re within a day of each other! ????????

Hi guys,

So I'm 17 weeks now and getting a strange pain at the bottom of my bump, feels like a muscle is all tensed up and won't relax, my bump has also gotten very hard too, is this round ligament pain? It's hard to remember from 5 years ago with my last one. Thanks :) xxx

Lakarmw, sounds like braxton hicks. Your body can have them throughout most of the second half, earlier with second. Round ligament is usually sharper, stabbing pains. I get tgrm if i stretch to hard or turn wrong or cough/sneeze. I got braxton hicks some with dd.

Thanks Kelliria they did cross my mind as I had them regularly from around 28 weeks with my second but 17 weeks seems a little early, still a little achy now but nothing like last night xx

I had braxton hicks with my first and had to be admitted for a week to stop the contractions. Hoping it won't be the case for me in this pregnancy.

Havw any of you ladies heard of Sneak Peek tests. It tests for gender of the baby after 9 weeks. If so, have you tried them or know someone that did and what did you/they think? Were they correct on the gender?

Last night, while sleeping I woke up and just managed to straightened my left leg and had my leg muscles tighten so bad. It's like when you point your toes towards you and the calf muscles tighten. The muscles aren't too bad this morning but man did it hurt. Is there a way to stop it from happening?

Never heard of sneak peek tests are they the ones you buy from a pharmacy?....hehe have you not all ready found out it's a boy?
I had Braxton hicks a lot worse with my second, so I'm also hoping they don't get worse still third time around.
It sounds like your tensing your muscle whilst you're sleeping, I do this at times, pregnant or not, usually if I've had a busy dream, I don't think you can stop what you do whilst your asleep I'm afraid, I find stretching and massaging the muscle helps afterwards :)

@Lakarmw. No, it's a test you buy online. They send you instructions, send it back and they will tell you if you are having a boy or girl. I did find out but looking for a second opinion. I would just do it for fun and see what the results are.

Leg cramps during the night are the worst. I never had them before but got them with dd. I would stretch during the night and the cramp would jerk me right out of bed. They say potassium and magnesium helps. I ate a lot of bananas but it never helped.

I see lol, I haven't heard of anyone taking one, I don't think I'd trust one 100percent but since you have you ultrasound to confirm too I can't see how it would hurt:) xx

@Lakarmw. Yea, I wouldn't either. I just feel like second guessing the tech because the baby wasn't cooperating at all during the ultrasound and I would hate buy boys clothing and then find out it's a girl. I'd be heartbroken.