Braxton Hicks & Berocca

SO yesterday I decided to do something completely ingenious. I decided that I would have a shot of Berocca.
I am taking (having?) Berocca as my energy levels are at zero. The first day, I took the Berocca as directed, in a glass full of water. It was gross. I am not a fan of effervescent orange. So, skip to yesterday and I figured that if I had a small amount of water, I could just down the stuff in one shot. Brilliant! It worked and it stayed down.

Later that day I started to get some Braxton Hicks contractions. I thought nothing of them and phoned my sister. It was then  that I realised there was a pattern to them and started timing. They were coming 4 minutes apart. Then they came 3 minutes apart for a hour.

I started to panic. I am so unprepared it is ridiculous. I haven't even got a hospital bag prepared! I was feeling sick and was sure this was the build up to the real thing.

Before I knew it, the toilet called and the typical loose bowel movement happened. Great I thought. This is definitely labour.

2 more contractions coming 2 minutes apart and then nothing. NOTHING. Everything stopped and I was exhausted.

I decided to google Berocca side effects and found out that they can cause diahorrea.
Upon speaking to my midwife today, it seems that it was purely coincidental and that I was having Braxton Hicks around the same time that I had adverse reactions to my shot of Berocca.

I might try to remember this if I go overdue!