Can anyone give me a better idea of what a contraction feels like? and is it possible to have only a…

it's worse pain than period cramps

it's so bad you wouldn't want to walk

^^ yes

My belly would get really hard with little pains, when I first went into labor they weren't painful not until my water broke and it was getting time to push then they were horrible

I literally could not move once I got to the upward of 8, 9, and 10 cm. I was in so much pain I just wanted to change positions but I couldn't because it was so much.

it is very intense pain you will kno when it hits and they are close together not really spread out you could be having Braxton Hicks they ate similar but do t last long and are more spread out plus with ur body still ever changing and getting ready those pains can be mistaken for contractions

that's what I was thinking is they might be Braxton Hicks because they are painful but not so painful that they feel like real contractions

The only way I can explain is one is more intense than the other I feel like with contractions I couldn't no wand with Braxton hicks I can contractions are constant and BH sate spread out

it's possible it could be mild contractions, or Braxton hicks... the fact that they're spread out doesn't always matter. majority of the time Braxton hicks aren't painful and will stop with a change in position, drinking some water, taking a bath, etc... contractions do wtfff they wanna do till they feel like stopping! lol