Officially on bed rest :(

I'm 27 weeks now & had awful period-like cramps all day yesterday. They got so bad I couldn't sleep hardly at all last night, so I knew something had to be up. Went in to L&D for monitoring, baby girl has a good heartbeat but turns out the cramps were actually contractions 😳 this is my 2nd pregnancy so I felt a little embarrassed for not realizing them for what they were, but with my first I was induced & the contractions were much more painful than what I'm feeling now. My contractions were pretty strong on the monitor & close together, but not close enough to be considered preterm labor as of yet. Praying that bed rest & lots of fluids help the contractions get better! Good news is I'm not dilated any, so I'm thankful for that! Moral of the story ladies: Listen to your bodies! If you're unsure if something is normal or not, better to get checked out & be safe than sorry 😬