Are period type cramps Braxton Hicks?

Rachael
I'm dilated to a one which I'm not worried about but that has to mean I've had some contractions right? Even if they are only BH? Whenever my husband and I have sex I feel like period type cramping afterward for a little and I feel that cramping maybe once or twice a day on average. I don't notice being super tight but my belly is always tight. Are these Braxton Hicks? Or am I dilating with no contractions?