I am a first time mom so I’m not sure if what I am experiencing is normal or if I might be having contractions. And I was told preterm contractions can not be as painful as regular contractions or even painful at all. I know a lot of people and my nurses have explained that a contraction will feel like a period cramp but I am a fortunate enough women I never experience period cramps so I still am not sure what feeling to look for. I am 32 weeks and I have pain in my mid to lower back and at the top of my stomach that is in sync with my back pain. It’s coming and going sometimes pretty consistent sometimes not but my belly feels like a constant uncomfortable pressure honestly like I need to take a big poop but I’ve tried and nothing. I already went twice today so I don’t think I’m constipated and I can feel she is laying in the very bottom of my stomach. I don’t think I have dropped but then again I didn’t feel like I even looked pregnant until someone at Walmart told me I looked like I was about to pop. Any idea I did call my doctor but he told me if it got any worse then to go in instead of right now but I’m very very uncomfortable between my back and stomach right now.

Update: I went in and they were actual contractions they gave me a shot to stop. And our hospital aggressively stops labor til 35 weeks. If you have contractions every 10 minutes within an hour they want you to come in or 5 cramps within 1 hour to come in.