I can tell the difference if they ’ re painful ones or if they ’ re Braxton Hicks. Like if they ’ re Braxton Hicks, they ’ re usually just the, you know, normal tightenings and the things like that. When they get to the point that I fi nally get sustained, like they . … They ’ re longer and they go into my back … . Those are the ones I get concerned about. (Vicki) Vicki went on to share how she also attended to changes in vaginal discharge and a feeling that “ something just wasn ’ t right. ” She also described her work of deciding to take action on the basis of her symptoms.