Trouble timing contractions?

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Anyone else have trouble timing early contractions? Mine kind of seem to run together. I get a tightness, then cramping, but the tightness never fully goes away. I still feel uncomfortable. I've never gone into labor on my own before, and with my induction I had contractions on top of each other for the entire labor. Maybe that's just my thing? 
What did you look for when timing?
I've been up since 4am with cramping, and have had a couple of distinct contractions, they are becoming more uncomfortable, but I'm also staying uncomfortable in between them. Also very nauseous today and had 2 BMs so far.
Trying to determine if it's just wishful thinking, or early labor.

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Yes! I’m a FTM and I have had a few days of cramping that I know are probably contractions but absolutely no way to time them because they’re just constant

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I suck at timing them too. I’ll hesitate cuz I’m not sure if it’s really one or not. It’s the worst. 😂💀

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Same!  It’s the worst when I’m asking for advice and I keep hearing “you’ll know” 😭

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Same problem as you! I was induced with my first son so I’m like 🤷🏼‍♀️
I’m 3 cm dilated as of Tuesday and lost some plug yesterday but I seriously can’t determine what’s regular or cause for concern 
I handled my weird untimely contractions super well during induction & even during NST I never feel my “contractions”

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With my first when I was timing them I couldn’t always feel them so I mostly went by my belly tightening, so I always had a hand on my belly when I was concerned about contractions. I haven’t had anything worth timing with this pregnancy yet.