help help help...

Gina
So I lost my mucus plug last Friday, yesterday started having irregular contractions at 5pm between 4-10mins apart lasting around 30 seconds each moderately painful. I called labour ward who advised not to go in until I was 3-4mins apart and lasting 45seconds. The contractions continued on until 1am at which point I was so tired I thought I would try and sleep. Fell asleep around 2am and contractions slowed down. Since then I have only had about 8 all day very mild. Has this happened to anyone else? When did you go into labour? This is my second DD.