Please help contractions, braxton or something else?

[MrsCraig87]

I'm 36 weeks pregnant and for around 5 hours been getting cramping/mild pains in in back and in lower part of my tummy.

I've been walking around a bit today and keeps eating and drinking.

Could it be labour?braxton hicks or something else?

Any advice would be great

I think the way you are meant to be able to tell actual labour from BH is if the contractions are regular.
I would phone the day assessment unit at your hosp and see what they say, they might want you to come in for monitoring.

or...you could,like me,have a u.t.i!!

see my other thread!

i had period like pains and rock hard stomach,coupled with back pain.thought it was the start of labour but it went on for over a week and never progressed.wen t to the labour ward yesterday,they monitored me,took a sample..and that was the result.

aparantly your uterus contracts,but it is because it is irritated by the infection...still,it feels like the onset of labour.

hope this helps,maybe worth takoing a sample in to your gp tomorrow..or ring the labour ward and see what they say