Contractions starting out like an uncomfortable BH?

I’ve been contracting pretty regularly for the past 4 hrs, the “ pain “ comes and goes and when it comes it’s super super faint. I’m not asking if I should go to the hospital.

second time mom here & when I had my son I was 5 days over due & my water broke and that’s when I started having immediate painful contractions. I never had “ early labor” contractions where you’re eased into it & Unsure of if it’s real or not.

My question is, did anyone’s labor start out as regular “ braxton Hicks” type of contractions and then just worked their way up in intensity like I mean almost no pain?