Braxton Hicks or real thing?

Question

For the past 24 hours I have had stomach tightening and back pain and a whole lot of pressure. The stomach tightening happens every 5 minutes and lasts about 1-2 minutes. I can’t walk or sleep. I have no leakage of fluid. I haven’t lost my mucus plug. What is this? Should I go get checked?

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Same is happening with me

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If it happens more than 6 times in an hour go in or call! I didn't lose my plug or broke water with my first but i was totally in labor. Even if you don't think it's labor doesn't hurt to check, I had the same thing a couple days ago and turns out I tested positive for preterm labor and have to take precautions now

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This is how labor started with my first. I’m on my fourth pregnancy and have never seen a mucus plug so you don’t need to lose that before labor begins. :) My water broke during transition on its own with my first but the doctors had to break it before delivery with 2 and 3. 
Back to my first labor— it started the way you are describing and the contractions increased in strength and just got more and more painful. I had a lot of false labor in the days prior where i would have a lot of uncomfortable Braxton Hicks type contractions coming at a time-able frequent consistency but actual labor was different because of the strength and pain

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Go in 5-1-1

Braxton Hicks or real thing?

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