Real labor?? (40wks 4days)

Hayley • Mommy to a beautiful baby boy!

I’ve been having consistent, painful contractions for almost 3 hours, feeling super nauseous (I tried to eat and wanted to throw up after 3 bites) and the pain is consistent in my back as well.. could this be real labor? Should I even make the trip to L&D;? It’s at least a 30 minute drive from me so I only wanna go if it’s the real thing