Contractions

Asiya

So I told my doula my stomach was tight on and off most of the day, she said it was normal but listed things like being dehydrated, not eating well etc, all of which I have been doing. So my question is: I thought these Braxton Hicks contractions were like a normal way to prepare for birth and not mainly due to dehydration and other bad things like that? Because I am taking good care of myself so far.