Ive been having contractions since last night about 11pm. Went to work this morning and it was hard to walk. I went to my doctors office to find out im 1 1/2 cm dilated 100% effaced and having strong contractions after being on a monitor! So now im no longer going to work the rest of the week and starting my maternity leave waiting for baby boy to make his appearance. The contractions hurt pretty bad!!