Last night I was lying in bed and I noticed I had several braxton hicks contractions within one hour, which is a lot more than i've previously experienced.. And since then i've had a dull pain across my lower abdomen and back. I know backache is very common during pregnancy, but my bump isn't very big so I haven't really had much trouble with back pain so far, unless I do a lot of walking.

My baby is kicking a lot as usual, although it feels like she's moved lower down in the last few hours. I'm just scared of going into labour too soon, so it's probably all me overreacting.. I dunno if I should contact my doctor, or whether that would be pointless. Does it sound normal at all?