It isn’t Braxton Hicks apparently

So last week at my 36 week appt she failed her CST (come to find out she just doesn’t like to cooperate, she’s fine!) so I had to go to L&D to be evaluated for about 3 hours. I asked the nurses when I should start expecting contractions and whatnot...she looked at the screen and said I’ve had regular contractions the entire time I was on the machine, the last one being a few mins prior!!!! I was like 👀👀👀. Crazily enough, a few mins later while she was showing me how to feel if a contraction is mild, moderate or severe, she touched my belly and gasped and said I was having a moderate to severe one right then!!! She was flabbergasted that I wasn’t bent over in pain. I’m still 👀👀👀 about it all. All I felt was pressure...the same pressure I’ve been feeling the entire trimester, assuming it was just Braxton Hicks. It was more like a tightening in my upper and middle of my giant bump. It’s uncomfortable, but not painful much less unbearable. I left in shock that I’ve been experiencing contractions and didn’t even know it. It worries me that by the time I realize I’m in true labor it’ll be too late to drive the 40 mins to the hospital, etc. However, the last about 3 days I have had BAD period like cramps really low, one of which literally caused me to have to put my Sudoku down. Not to mention all the leaking, extreme vag pressure, and today I had to hold my legs together bc it felt like she was literally trying to fly out of my vagina a few times! Hoping I’m getting close, I’d love to have her naturally but I already have a scheduled induction Nov 20 due to her size. Sorry this is so long, just wanted to see if I could help anyone or if someone was experiencing similar stuff! PS I’ve been so tired the last two days it took everything I had to do the dishes and I am normally WIFE OPEN. ❤️ Hope the time is near!

Charlie Mae Naranjo a few weeks ago 😍