Ladies, I woke up at 1 am last night with what I believe were contractions. Paint starts in my back and moves to the front and it felt like the worst period cramps ever. I started timing them. They were 14 mins apart until about 3am when they were 8 mins apart until 6 am they were 6/7 mins apart lasting over a minute and super painful! I got out of bed and started moving around and they slowed down to 14 mins apart and then to about 30 mins between contractions. However the contractions I do get are so painful that I want to die. I can’t move or walk or talk and I can barely breathe. Also I have passed a few blood clots. I don’t want to go to L&D because I’m afraid they’ll just send me home since they aren’t 5 mins apart. Has anyone experienced this before and been in labor?