Is this labor???

Update: I lost my mucus plug, 10 mins later my water broke so I answered my own question: yes, this is labor.

So I’ve been in “early labor” on and off for a week. I’ll have a mixture of Braxton Hicks and real contractions every 3-15 minutes for hours and then it will stop. The contractions just feel like a lot of pressure and radiate to my legs and back. Almost like a period cramp. I can usually adjust and feel better.

Last night they started getting stronger and they wrap around my entire back. If I change positions the pain doesn’t go away. I’m still getting them pretty irregularly. Like every 8-10 minutes. I called out of work because when they do happen I have to stop what im doing and focus on the pain.

But here’s the thing. Everytime I get up to pee (which is like once an hour) I feel like I really need to poop. But I feel constipated. So idk if these cramps are “I need to poop” cramps or “I need to push this baby out cramps.” I’m being induced tomorrow so it’s not like it really matters. I’m a FTM so I have no clue if this is labor or what.