Cramping - early labor?

maverick

I have been having what feels like period cramps for about an hr and a half. I feel like I may have some tightening in my uterus, but not strong contractions. Can you have cramping without super strong contractions and be in labor? I’m worried because I went into preterm labor at 28 weeks (32 now), and had a lot of cramping but also strong contractions too. I was asleep when that started so I’m not sure if it started out like this.