Help am I in early labour!

Maria

So I am 40 +5 days today I had my sweep Monday around 11.30 am went home and felt a bit of a period like pain all night woke up Tuesday morning and lost my plug around 10.45 am have been having period like cramps all day Tuesday around an a hour apart managed to get to sleep last night still feeling these period like cramps? Woke up this morning with the same pains anyone know if this is the start!??