start of labor

Lexie
FTM. 40 weeks today! Started losing my
Mucous plug a few days ago. No breaking of water yet to my knowledge. Been having contractions that are all over the place since early this morning. Some are super intense and painful, others not so bad. They are still too far apart to go to the hospital and disappeared for a few hours so I could nap. Is it normal for this to take so long? I'm antsy to get to this hospital to get this going but don't want to be sent home for being too early. 😕😩