Timing Contractions- Help?

Woke up with back pain and sore tummy muscles so I’ve just been resting. I’m finally getting cramps regularly now but it’s like a period cramp that comes every 5/6 minutes and lasts about 55 seconds then goes away. Do those count as contractions? When using a timer do you start the timer when the cramp starts? They’re not very strong right now, just pretty consistent but it’s not like my stomach is getting super hard each time. Ugh. FTM and not sure what counts as a contraction or when to be concerned. Was completely effaced as of last Tuesday but hadn’t dilated just yet, doctor said my cervix is super soft. Baby girl was moving like a serious lunatic for an hour before these cramps started and now she’s pretty still. Help?