Abdominal pain

Julie

I am 24 weeks and 4 days along. I have been having pain in my lower belly area since Sunday Morning and last night I had contractions for a few hours. I called the Dr this morning and the nurse told me it sounded like Round ligament pain and Braxton Hicks completely normal for this stage. (Felt like a brush off response tho) My question is it normal to have this pain continuously everything I've read says it should go away rather quickly. I have been having cramping and discomfort since I woke up Sunday and wasn't able to sleep well last night. Should I be worried or is this just part of the journey?