Cramping 37 weeks?

Mia🖤 • Mommy to my baby boy 1-13-2018💙👶🏻

I’m having on and off period like cramping on and off for the last 3 days. It’s pretty painful. I was also told I’m in early labor.

As of Sunday I’m 1 1/2 cm dilated 25% effaced

Did anyone have painful cramps by your underwear line right before labor started?