rough night!

stephanie6607

So last night I was soo tired but having pretty bad cramps. I finally fell asleep around 12 and woke up bc my cramps were so bad. This went on for about three hours. I had to nap in between them. [they were far apart i think, i didn't time them] 

last night around 8 they were coming ever 10 minutes, then stopped. 

Are those contractions? or just cramps? I know people say sometimes they feel like bad menstrual cramps, but others say no, it's when your belly gets hard. So I'm just a tad confused. 

Thanks.