38 weeks pregnant, have been having contractions since 2:30pm yesterday almost 24 hours. I went into hospital last night & I was 2cm dilated but was told it still felt thick. After I came home I was in so much more pain & contractions were worse.

I managed to get a few hours sleep before waking at 7am to more contractions, but my contractions have stopped now I’ve just got a back ache.

Since about 10am I’ve been losing mucus with blood in it, and had a few contractions since then. Is it normal for contractions to just stop and then start up again? This is my 2nd baby, but I was induced with my first. I’ve been able to eat but whatever I eat has just come straight back out the rear end. I feel so exhausted