Your belly goes rock hard for a bit, tightening. Not painful, just uncomfortable. It's your body practicing for labor.

Mine haven't been steady or anything, I think I've only had four and that's over a week long period. I always had bad cramps and I've been feeling that same feeling every once in a while. It's not unbearable but it's not the same as my stretching pains so I didn't know if that was maybe what I'm feeling. I know they're supposed to be painless for the most part. Thank you!😊 @karnamarie

It's a tightening feeling usually starting low on your stomach and moves up your belly, BH aren't usually suppose to hurt and they are random with no rythem. Contractions have the same tightening but stronger but also feels like menstrual cramps and there is a rythem to them.