preterm labor signs??

Question

I started having Braxton hicks contractions SUPER early on, like 24 weeks.. I'm 31 weeks right now. I get irregular contractions all day long, even with drinking water and laying down. Sometimes I have intense cramps and really strong pelvic pressure, but once again both irregular. My discharge has increased a lot and sometimes it's clear and watery, but not a large amount. Moms that went into early labor --- did you notice any specific signs that you were going into labor soon before you actually went into labor?? I just wonder if this means baby will be here sooner than 40 weeks.

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BH started at 17 weeks for me. One day at work I kept having them back to back. No pain,  just uncomfortable. Went to the ER after work and was told I had a UTI and irritated uterus.  At my 20 week anatomy scan,  the tech saw that I was dilated. I was sent over to the hospital to get an emergency cerclage. Once the procedure started, my OB saw that I was 2.5cm dilated with bulging membranes.  They had to tilt me on my head and push my water back in and stitch me up.  I have been on strict bed rest and progesterone suppositories ever since, and that was May first. I am now 28w4d. I had no idea that I was in labor. No pain or anything, just the BH. If I were you, I would go get checked out just to be sure.

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Call your doctor just in case to be checked. At 34+3 I started having regular contractions and dilating and they had to give me shots to stop it. I'm now 35+1, dilated to a 2, 50% effaced, and lost my mucus plug. I'm being monitored very closely for now

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You don't always know when you're in labor. I had a little leaking. Clear watery fluid. I went to the dr. I was 2 cm dialated 50%effaced and my water bags were bulging. I've been in the hospital for over two weeks now.

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You'll know when you're in labor. And the contractions will be regular. Your body won't progress until contractions become regular and are close together.

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