early labor?

38w exactly.

Last night i was really determined to get things started so i danced and bounced and had sex- it definitely got something started because i started having irregular contractions, but was able to sleep through the night.

I woke up this morning to them being about 10 minutes apart, but ignorable. I then went to work at 12 and wasn’t able to pay attention to them. Since i got off, for the last 4 hours they’ve been averaging 5 minutes apart (roughly 3-7 minutes) but have spread out to 10 minutes once or twice. *note: I’m HORRIBLE at timing these things- I’ll miss it until im like halfway through it, so this is not an exact science.

They get closer together if I’m bouncing or something, and slow down if i rest- but haven’t stopped.

My problem is they’re not painful like I’d expect- ranging from pretty darn uncomfortable to mild pain, with some cramping mixed in here recently.

I just don’t want to go to l&d; and get sent home. 😞

What do you guys think?