Tons of cramping and pressure at 38+4 weeks

I have been experiencing tons of cramping and pressure today. I had a doctor’s appointment and she said I was 1 cm dilated and had lost my mucous plug. She stretched my cervix and ever since then the pressure, cramping and braxton hicks have been intense. Is this normal?

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