Contractions and Braxton Hicks

[Little_Lindsay]

I was wondering what contractions actually felt like compared to Braxton hicks because I am currently 35 weeks and 3 days. I started feeling a pain that takes my breath away and sometimes makes me double over in pain, if I'm walking I have to stand still and pull myself back together before I can carry on. The pain is in my pelvic area and vaginal region.

[Rosieray27]

When I have a Braxton hicks my stomach gets tight an hard an gets hard to breathe an when I have a real contraction the same thing happens except my lady business also gets tight an crampy.  There may be a big difference between the two an sometimes some women can't tell the difference it's all about your body

[libellula]

They can feel exactly the same. The difference is how frequent and constant they are.