Contractions or not

Shelby
So I'm not sure what contractions are suppose to feel like.. This is my first baby and I'm 35 weeks pregnant, Everyone just says I'll know when I'm having contractions.This morning I started having these tightening pains in my vagina.. Almost like someone is pinching me down there only from the inside. They don't hurt just a little intense at times and they pass quickly.. Like 10 to 15 seconds.. I have them at least 4times an hour.. Usually right after one of them I'll feel my baby move just a little higher up.. Are these Braxton hicks or could it just be baby sitting on a nerve or hiccups?