Braxton hicks can be painful, and you can cramp with them. Every woman goes through different…

Braxton hicks can be painful, and you can cramp with them. Every woman goes through different things, and remeber every pregnancy is different. I have so far with my fourth had painfull, crampy, annoying, and plain braxton hicks, and I am still very much pregnant and not in labor. Also some women do not feel real contractions, and some women have back contractions. So it is hard to tell anyone what a contraction feels like, because what I feel another doesn't. If anyone has a doubt in their mind, I will advise you to call the doctor. Because sometimes its better to be safe than sorry. I will advise one thing. If you do think you're contracting, start timing them. Usually they may be a minute off, but those are exeptable. Try drink a couple big glasses of water, laying on your left side, or changing positions, that way you tried it all while timing. So that way you can say you tried it all, when you call while going in.