Okay I'm waiting for the nurse to call me back but figured I would ask you ladies. I keep getting…

Okay I'm waiting for the nurse to call me back but figured I would ask you ladies. I keep getting cramps like period cramps the bad one's. But my stomach is not getting hard like I heard it does if it was braxton hicks or contraction's. I'm high risk and have a pessary because my cervix is open and been on bed rest, I haven't done anything crazy or extreme. I guess the question is can you have contractions if your stomach is not hardening..