How long did u contract before going to L&D?

Jesseca • Love never Fails! 💖 Mother of 2 Girls & My First Babyboy is on his way November 2016
Ive been contracting for 3 days with tons of pelvic pressure and pain. The contractions are 4 to 5 mins apart and very painful, but L&D keeps sending me home till my contractions atleast move to 1-3 mins apart, or i dilate to a 5 and im only at a 1 as of yesterday, but im in so much pain :/ any ideas of how long i might be in pain for before they start increasing? Really anxious because i havent slept in 2 days cuz im contracting so much.