Maybe I’m just comfused

Every time I habe a bad cramp or bad gas bubbles my body wakes me up in the middle of the night. Which is good because if it’s the real deal I’d want to time them. Which happened last night around 10 I was awake timing my bad cramps. They were two minutes apart if I kept moving in the bed they didn’t go away. My husband was awake and he goes “you’ll know when it’s the real deal”. Well my level of pain is very weak and period cramps get to me so yes I was in a lot of pain last night. Clearly I wasn’t in labor cause I’m still

Home and still pregant but their happening more. I see the doctor today. Just so confused how I’ll know when it’s actual labor that’s my fear I won’t know and it’ll be too late to drive to the hospital and be stuck doing it all at home lol. Nervous nelly here 🤦🏽‍♀️