Are braxton hicks painful at all? I'm 32 weeks today and the night before last I started getting back pain that spread to pain in my uterus/pelvic area and feels like my vag gets pains too. It was really bad but calmed down after I took a bath but they are continuous every few minutes lasting a few seconds. Mostly painful some tolerable. I also feel a hardening every so often. Is this preterm labor?