#35w1d

Eek! Taking maternity photos this week and I could not be more excited. It was pretty last minute since I actually planned to do them myself since I couldn’t find a photographer, but it looks like we can get them done and actually have edited photos!

So for the last week or so I've been noticing some cramping, nothing really alarming or intense. They're really low, right above the public bone, and feel exactly like a menstrual cramp. They aren't super painful or intense though, sometimes they're so insignificant I barely notice I'm feeling it. A few times they've been stronger but not by a lot. My stomach doesn't get tight with them, and there's no consistency, I've just noticed I feel them at least once a day. Are these braxton hicks? I was always told braxton hicks have no pain and it just feels like your belly gets really tight (and I've experienced that, especially every time I have an orgasm - tmi), but these have (very mild) pain, like period pains. Could these been real contractions? Like maybe I'm just starting to dilate a little but I'm not in actual labor or anything? I'm not really worried about them, I'm just wondering if anyone has any idea.