FTM Question

Dayna
So last night I was having very real contractions every hour on the hour but they stopped this morning around 8 am for some reason and I know they weren't braxton hicks because I've bee having those for months, today and I'm sorry for the tmi but I have gone to the bathroom about 6 or 7 times no diarrhea but Ive barely gone twice a week this whole pregnancy, any chance this could be labor related? Or anyone else have a similar experience?