Contractions??

Brittany

I can't tell if I'm having contractions or not.. I know they say your stomach will get like super hard when you do and you can feel your uterus tighten but my stomach feels super hard a lot. And I'm pretty sure I feel my uterus higher up in my stomach getting hard but it's not always painful and people say real contractions hurt. I've had horrible dull, achy back pain since last night and pains in my thigs/hip areas. Any advice??