38 and 4 went to the dr yesterday and found out I’m 70% thinned and 1cm dilated. Have been having real contractions off and on for 3 nights but still no active labor. Always stops come morning. After having Braxton Hicks my entire pregnancy I was worried I wouldn’t know what a real contraction feels like but sure enough all the women were right and you know.

Feels like someone is giving you a gigantic bear hug from your diaphragm to your hips. Even though they didn’t hurt much it felt like it was hard to take a deep breath. Definitely not excited to see how hard it’s gonna be to breathe once they are really painful.