Hai sayang, sama lah kita, that stop-start feeling memang frustrating sangat! Yang paling mudah nak bezakan, Braxton Hicks tu datang dan pergi tanpa pattern, and kalau you tukar position atau minum air, ia biasanya hilang sendiri. Tapi kalau contraction dah ikut 5-1-1 rule, iaitu every 5 minit, last 1 minit each, for at least 1 hour, that's when you should seriously head to the hospital. My own experience dulu, doctor pesan tunggu sampai sakit tu rasa progressive, makin lama makin kuat, baru betul-betul kira active labour. Semoga everything goes smoothly for you, dah dekat sangat dah ni!