I will start off in saying that I am 35 weeks today.

Last night I made a mild thai chicken curry for dinner which I think may have been a mistake.

At around 8pm I started getting braxton hicks/tightenings (slightly painful/uncomfortable) which ended up lasting 3hrs! After being in bed for 1.5hrs I thought I would time them and they were coming every 5-8min at that stage. At 11:30pm I had one but then the next wasn't untill 15min later, so I finally fell asleep.

Today I have been having them quite frequently too but not regular.

So my question is, do you think this is just my body practising? Or do you think I have irritated my uterus with the curry (it was only mild)?

I was in hospital 2-3 weeks ago with contractions that were caused from a gastro bug, and some of the tightenings feel the same now as they did then.

Any advice would be apprecitated