Hiya hun
Just nipped over from B+T 
As the other girl said, yes you're getting BH. They are normal and sound exactly as you describe.
RLT can be started from 32 ish weeks. I started taking it at 33 weeks in the tablet form as the tea is absolutly RANK! I took one tablet a day at first then as the weeks went on I added another tablet on so by the time I was 37 weeks I was taking 5 a day I think it was. It def helped me in my labour (read my birth story on here  ) I nearly had him in asda lol. It was amazingly quick and pretty much pain free. I managed on ONE puff off gas and air and 2 paracetamol 
As for pineapple etc.. I had 3 pineapples in my 36th week of pregnancy and had him at 37+4  Don't know if that helped or not but I was feeling pretty sick the week I ate them and it helped the sickness a little too.
When I was 36 weeks I decided to try get him out as I was sick of being preg!! I tried curry, sex, walking, bumpy roads, clary sage ( don't try this brings on horrid braxtons!! ) hot baths, pineapple, castor oil... EVERYTHING and nothing seemed to work. So when I reached 37 weeks I decided to stop trying and let baby come when it was ready. I gave birth 3 days later  I also got in a big argument the night before with my daughters friends mum!! Long story lol but I think that helped too.
Sorry for waffling on! Hope I helped some?
Love and hugs from Kirsty, Daisy (3) and Jack (4 days old ) 
xxxxxx
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Sometimes, lets say maybe once or twice in a day or somedays not at all, i get this kind of tightening on my bump, i notice it more near my belly button and feel like my belly is going to split in to because it gets so tight, also its only seems to be where baby is as the bottom of my tummy doesnt get that feeling. It may last for a couple of minutes max. Could it be braxton hicks? surely i should be experiencing them by now?
