This is a pic of my underwear. All 3 pairs I’ve worn over the past 2 days have looked like this. I’m REALLY crampy and having really irregular yet painful contractions. On a scale of 1-10 I’d give them a 4 but the cramps are really bothersome. Now this isn’t a constant leak. It’s about the same amount each time but when I go potty and wipe I see brown on my tissue.

I’m 40 weeks &5 days. Last time I went in thinking my water broke they really made me feel like I was bothering them. I’m a FTM with no clue what to expect as everyone is different and there’s no sure fire way to tell when labor is starting. Especially for me! I’ve been having contractions for about 3 weeks now. Not just Braxton Hicks but painful wake me up out of my sleep contractions. My point is, I just really have no clue and I hate feeling like a bother! I don’t THINK this is my mucous plug and I don’t think it’s amniotic fluid but I could be very wrong. Baby is moving very much and I just had an NST where they said he looks great! So any advice or similar experience would be greatly appreciated here.