Does contractions happen lower belly or top

Marie • Hello, my name is Marie, I'm 27 years old and I joined this website the moment I found out that I was pregnant. This is my first pregnancy and I'm praying for a 100% healthy baby boy or girl 😊
Hi I'm a FTM and I had a doc appointment earlier she said she didn't want to go to high up and hurt me to see how far dilated I am. I'm 38w2d and I think I'm feeling contractions in my lower belly.. Can anyone tell me their experience