labor pains or not?

okay I'm 38 weeks exactly and 2 days ago I had waves of Nausea and really bad back pain, and also stomach tightening like Braxton hicks and it got to where it was about every 10 mins apart and lasted about and hour or so and then it stopped... yesterday nothing felt great besides a little soreness all day, and then the same thing happens today but hurts more in my back... my water hasn't broken and I haven't lost my muscus plug that I'm aware of. Tuesday at the doc my cervix hadn't started to dilate but she said it was getting thinner and labor would come any day. I am a first time mamaand I have no idea if this is false labor or what please help!