mabenner1:If your stomach is just getting hard, and they aren't painful, they're Braxton Hicks, and not real contractions.
This.
I didn't have Braxton Hicks with DS, and I never had my "own" contraction (without pitocin) so when it began happening to me, I was a little taken aback like you are now. If they become painful and have a pattern, then I would start timing them. Otherwise, it's your body preparing for birth (and your body doesn't know you're going to have a c-section ;))