I missed contractions!? But the other women said I’d know when I’m having them!!

Amber • Hello Everyone! Thank you for stopping by my profile! I am currently the mother of a wonderful autistic 5yo girl named Aria, and baby Lyra who was born in September. I’m pretty blunt and I live in fact, I don’t sugar coat. Be warned. Aria - 1/27/18

Hey everyone! So I’ve been having a pretty good amount of pain the past 3 days. Not consistent and I didn’t feel my uterus get hard so I didn’t think it was contractions because all the women in my life told me that I’d know.

Well today I’m 36+5 and I went in for my Non-Stress test. I felt that sharp pain that I’ve had for the past few days and looked over at the sheer. Sure enough?

It’s a fucking contraction!!! I still didn’t feel that tightening of my uterus, but at least now I know I’m not going crazy and that my phantom uterus pain is actually the beginning of my contraction.

I should still be making it to my c-section date week after next, but now I’ve got to try to look at duration of them.

Anyone know how to tell if your uterus isn’t getting like rock solid but is a little harder how long the contractions duration is?