Real contractions vs braxton hicks contractions

Hi, greetings from me at 38 weeks+++ mummies may I know what is the difference of real contractions vs braxton hicks contractions? Is it only feels during at night?

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Super Mum

Braxton Hicks are a lot less painful (but still uncomfortable), and are irregular. Real contractions should also get more and more frequent, with increasing intensity and duration of each contraction

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Braxton hicks contractions will be irregular and go away after a while. Real contractions will be regular and become more intense as time goes by. It can be anytime of the day