Is it contractions or just sciatica?

Im week 37 + 4. Yesterday i woke up with pressure in my back and it moved to the front as the day went by and came quite irregularly, i timed it to around 45 secs for each cramp and it lasted the whole day and happens usually when I move or when the baby moves then i will cramp up. I can’t tell if it’s because of sciatic nerve pain cause of baby’s position or something more because last night it went away and today, i got no cramps at all and feel tired but that’s about it. Anyone else experience this?

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Back pain closer to EDD is normal. However sciatica usually will be left side, left leg and pain will be at your butt. I had sciatica for second pregnancy from second tri till birth.