So I'm currently 36 weeks and 4 days and was 1 cm dilated at my appointment yesterday. For the past three days I've been experiencing what feels like a more painful version of period cramps. It's not completely unbearable, but I do have an extremely high pain tolerance. My stomach also tightens when I get the pain. Are these contractions that I'm feeling? I tried to google it but have gotten a wide range of answers for what it could be. I'm just curious, thanks!