Early labor or possible Braxton hicks?

Question

I’m feeling really weird. I’m 29 weeks and having period like cramps. Felt some in my lower back as well. I tried to use #2 because it felt like I needed to but nothing came out. The cramps feel like they are slowly getting intense and I felt pressure from babygirl. Should I call L&D?

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yes that’s something to call about to make sure your not going into preterm labor it’s better to be safe than sorry . also drink some water and see if it eases the pain

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When in doubt, get checked out. Don’t wait too long or it’s harder to stop if it is preterm labor.

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Get checked and don't feel bad for not being able to know for sure yourself. I felt dumb getting checked 2 months before my due date with my 4th kid (BTDT I'm supposed to know, right?). They checked me, hooked me up to monitors for a couple hours, ran some tests and told me I was definitely not in labor! They promised me I needn't worry at all and I could go home. They didn't even give steroid shots.  Even THEY couldn't tell the difference between real labor and false labor because baby arrived 4 hours later. 
The only reason I didn't end up with a home delivery was that I called my doctor back 3hrs afterward and asked if I could take tylenol for my braxton hicks. Something about that made the on-call doctor suggest I come meet him at the hospital and I was ready to push by the time I arrived.  So do not feel dumb, do not feel like you are supposed to know, or that you will be able to tell, just call your doctor.

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Thank you all for the comments🙏🏽. After I posted this, about 15 mins later it went away. I laid down and drank some water. I was on my feet a lot yesterday so I don’t know if that maybe the the cause of it. I didn’t called L&D bc I wanted to give it time after I laid down before we started calling family members to watch our other two kids. I basically didn’t want to go in for no reason and look stupid. & thank you guys for saying don’t feel dumb for not knowing if it’s early labor or not,it’s best to get checked out bc that’s exactly how I was feeling and wanted to wait. I’m going to take it easy today bc I am having lower back pain and babygirl kept me up last night after all that and she later started kicking the shit out my bladder when I was trying to sleep🤣. I have a strong feeling she will come early! My sister also thinks the same. Again, thank you!

Early labor or possible Braxton hicks?

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