I woke up around 1 am and had this horrible burning sensation in my tummy up top that when through to my spine and a dull cramping ache in my lower back and uterus I honestly thought my stomach might have burst or something at firs because my insides just burned and ached so bad I was shaking uncontrollably and I thought I was gonna puke so I went to the bathroom and start having sharp cramping while sitting beside the toilet so I decided to try to go number 2 because it felt like those type of cramps for a moment I did and I didn't feel any better so I decided to go to labor and delivery by the time I got there it was no where near as bad just a dull cramping ache in my lower back they checked my cervix and said I was 60% effaced and having contractions every 4 to 5 min so they gave me a liter of fluid which I didn't really feel a difference and the monitor still picked up contractions but they weren't as strong and my cervix hadnt changed so they sent me home around 5 am I went to bed woke up around 7 I'm still having contractions and a dull ache in my back I've been drinking water and basically just laying on the couch but it feels like a bad tummy ache these contractions feel so different from my first baby I can't tell what's contractions and what's not when the monitor was On me I didn't even realize it was contractions except maybe 3 times the other times just felt like normal pressure from the baby trying to position herself I called my midwife and her nurse told me to be on pelvic rest and drink water if I feel like I need to come back to l and d but Im not sure what's what here I try not to over react and to me I'm cramping but I'm not like in miserable pain My first baby contractions weren't very painful wither but again they didn't feel like this so I'm just confused any tips or advice would help me allot tia