Marcellus - glad your scan went well, my bubs kicked & moved a lot too during scans & now that I can feel her it can really give me quite a shock at times because it can be quite strong but I have no idea if it's anymore than someone else who is pg. (at night it is worse & I do suffer a bit of lack of sleep but I must admit feeling her makes me feel reassured that she is ok).

Kimbe - braxton hicks are like false contractions which you can get from 24 weeks onwards & yes for me they have been daunting because I have had so many.
They feel like this huge pressure down in lower tummy (sometimes quite uncomfortable but not really painful as such) & your tummy goes as hard as a rock.
They last about 30 seconds & once over your tum goes back to normal, my tum actually sticks out & goes a weird shape when they happen to me.

I am feeling a little better today because a work mate was really worried for me so she phoned a friend who is a midwife & apparently some pp have up to 50 a day, some pp have none at all.
As long as they don't get more & more painful or regular it is normal.
I can sometimes get 6 in half an hour but then I will only get 1 the next hour so apparently that is not considered regular.
You get this because it's your way of preparing your uterus for birth.

Jo - 27 (treated endo)
Dh - 34
Second chlomid / IUI March 2007 -