Baby dropping

Right so I'm unsure if my baby has dropped or not, don't have a clue at all, first baby so don't know what to expect, he has been head down for over a month now, I'm currently 36+1, I've been checked to see if my cervix have opened and nope there's still no sign, I've been getting alot of contractions lately, period like pain, alot of discharge which is like pale yellow in colour, I have been checked to see if I have a UTI turns out I don't, can someone please tell me if its normal not to have dilated or lost mucus plug yet at 36+1 & please don't reply with dumb comments if I knew the answer I wouldn't be asking so don't be horrible as I've had some people be horrible about the questions I ask, this is what the page is for to get info from women that have gone through same/similar situation

Thanks