40 weeks, regular but painless contractions-is this labor?


The contractions are so close together it’s like my stomach is rock hard all the time. I’ve tried walking, lying down and drinking water but it’s still there. I tried timing them, they are like 5-10 mins apart but there are no pain. My water hasn’t broken, I haven’t lost my mucus plug or had any bloody show so I feel silly to go to the hospital right now (it’s 2am). Earlier (9pm) I was nesting quite madly, vacuuming and reorganizing my wardrobe- but that’s it. I haven’t had diarrhea or nausea and I’ve had worst BH contractions than tonight’s, complete with diarrhea, indigestion, etc. Is it possible I’m going into labor with painless contractions, has anybody experienced this? This is my first pregnancy.

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