Active labor?? TMI picture below

Yesterday I was having contractions every 6-8 minutes lasting 40-50 secs then later at night they started coming closer every 4-6 minutes still lasting 40-50 a lot of tightening and cramping, 2 am I woke up to use the bathroom and when I wiped my whole mucus plug, I went back to bed but I was having contractions the whole time I was sleeping and now I’m up and contractions are still coming can this be active labor? I don’t want to go to the hospital and get sent home so I’m holding back as much as I could.