are contractions usually different levels of pain? I feel like I've had a few that are pretty painful but also some that haven't so bad. are the lesser pains still contractions?
mine got stronger & a few weren't as bad so I think it's possible that they are contractions.
Could be braxton hicks. Your full blown contractions will get stronger and stronger but since this is your first and everyones different theres still that chance that they are actual contractions and you may not know it yet. Thats what kinda happened with me and amara at first. Eventually the smaller pains just built up and turned into consistent stronger pains. But that was after my water broke. Before that it was just ehhh.
To the point where it's hard to even breathe