Did everyone notice when they're mucous plug came out?

How long after the plug coming out does your water break? Or can your water break before your mucous plug comes out?

When did you start having labor contractions? How bad were they at first and how long did it take for them to intensify?

When should you go to the hospital? When the mucous plug comes out? When your water breaks? When the contractions get bad? I don't want to go to the hospital too early and definitely don't want to go too late! When is the best time??

I'm almost 38 weeks and I'm trying be as prepared as possible! I'm so excited yet so nervous because I don't know what and when to expect anything to happen!