Tightening feeling could be braxton hicks. Read that up! It’s like “fire drill” to what an actual contraction is. Our bodies prepping for the real deal.
Feeling the need to pee but nothing much to pee is normal during the last few weeks before EDD, as baby is now pressing on the bladder. I recall wanting to pee all the time but when I sat on the throne, only a few drops of pee!