help!! are these contractions?!

Question

I'm 36 weeks today. I lost my mucus plug 3 days ago - like a huge glob that filled up the palm of my hand. The next day I started losing mucus with brown blood and have been losing that ever since. On Sunday, I started having period like cramps. I was able to go about my day so I ignored them. Yesterday, Monday, I had the same cramps, a little more intense, but they were really random and hard to track. By Monday night I was convinced that this was it so I got everything ready to go by the door. I decided to go to bed and if it was the real deal it would wake me up and I would go to the hospital. I woke up way more often than I normally do but every time was able to go back to sleep. Today I have been having same cramps but wayyyy more intense and I've been able to track them. Are these contractions??? Or just cramping??? FTM, major planner of everything in life, and I have no idea what is going on or is supposed to be happening! HELP 😭 
Btw, I did call my dr and she said wait it out until contractions are 5 minutes or less for an hour. I've tracked for over an hour and they are consistently 5 minutes or less (I had one between 20 and 21 but forgot to press the start/stop button), I'm just paranoid they're not really contractions or I'm counting them wrong and they'll send me home.

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I have no idea. FTM also. Sounds like it might be contractions, but I'd suggest you wait it out as long as you can at home before going to hospital. It would speed up your labor since you'd be more relaxed at home. If you're driving yourself, then go now. But if someone is driving you, then wait it out. Good luck :)

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Not to be gross or anything, but have you been going to the bathroom more frequently? Both pee and poop? When my contractions were that close I went to the bathroom like 5 times in an hour. And do they feel like minstrel cramps or like hold on, I need to pause while this happens? If you are having to pause-get to the hospital.

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It's better to go in and be sent home then not go in and baby just come while your are at home.

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Where is this timer? I'm going through this now I've had about 12 this past hour but they aren't painful that's why I think they're Braxton hicks. I'm so confused smh

help!! are these contractions?!

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