Labor?

Question

So apparently very few pregnant women actually notice when they lose their mucous plug, and only 15% of women actually have their water noticeably break before going into labor. I am 37 weeks pregnant with my first and I know nothing! I was up nearly all night with what I hope was Braxton Hicks contractions. I have noticed no extra discharge Or mucous. How can I know when it is Braxton Hicks and when I should go to the hospital?

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Labour contractions will be consistent, get closer together/longer and more intense as you progress into labour

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Braxton Hicks aren’t consistent. You don’t have to loose your mucus plug and your water doesn’t have to break for you to go into labor. Once contractions are 5 minutes apart lasting for a minute and continue for an hour than go in.

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I started having pain that I thought was BH starting at 2 a.m, and I had a NST at 8 and they informed me I was actually having contractions and by 9 p.m I was in active labor. I lost my mucus plug multiple times and the last time before having my daughter was like 3 weeks prior.
It's always worth a check :)

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Timing them is the best way.

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Timing is the only real way to tell, i lost like 1 small piece of my mucus plug a week or so before i went into labor , i lost all of it at the hospital when i was in labor and they had to break my water.

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I never noticed losing my mucus plug and had no Braxton Hicks or regular contractions for that matter, but my water broke at 38+3. At my doc appointment the day prior my obgyn said I was nowhere near ready to deliver.

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Not being able to talk through the contractions and the frequency of the contractions are things to pay attention to. I can't remember the exact frequency but your doctor should have a rule of some sort like so many minutes apart, lasting so long with so much time between.

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Timing them will tell you if its braxton hicks or not!

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