A friend of mine had irritable uterus and she still went full term. Lots of rest and check ups she had i believe. I heard it was more common in babies who are very active as your uterus gets..well...irritable!

BH do get uncomfortable towards the end of your pregnancy. Mine are never painful - but are very uncomfortable when they get so tight you cant move or get comfortable - but i figure labour is far far worse so get use to it LOL.

Goodluck with it all - sorry i was not much help!

P.S - I so hate male doctors who make you feel like that - as if they know what BH feels like. If it were them, they would probably think they were dying!