So I've been having Braxton hicks for a while , but is there different levels to them I guess I could say? These feel a lot different then the normal ones I have , but they are like higher up in my stomach , and last a lot longer and make me feel like I got the wind knocked out of me. When I went into labor for the first time at 28 weeks, my WHOLE STOMACH went rock hard so I'm kind of confused. All I know is this hurts , and I feel it the top of my tummy, around my back.