Do even though this is my second pregnancy I barely got to feel any contractions wirh my first before I got an epidural andx ultimately a c section. I'm aiming for a VBAC this round and I'm pretty sure I'm having some intense contractions that are 2-3 minutes apart but I'm not positive. I was asleep for about an hour before the pain woke me up. It's like period cramps down low and just a tightness at the top of my uterus. I'm not sure mainly because the painful part is all down low but still sort of tight at the top. And it was painful enough to wake me up.