Lost mucous plug this morning and feeling off. 34 weeks IVF baby

Kim

I’m a first time mom and I’m not sure what to expect in these next few weeks but I’m looking for some advice or reassurance. Woke up this morning with what I would consider heavy period like cramps which lasted for about four hours, tried going to the bathroom to see if that would help but was an able to and when I wiped had either the entire mucous plug or a huge chunk come out. No blood though. Had bad cramping/Braxton Hicks the night before. All week long have had cramping on and off, loose bowels, and back pain. All day today I’ve just felt sick and off. Nausea, headache, stuffy nose, lots of back pain and cramping has been on and off all day. Is all of this a sign that Baby is coming soon or am I reading into everything? I’m only 34 weeks, but this is an <a href="https://glowing.com/glow-fertility-program">IVF</a> baby and they warned us about preterm labor being a risk. Also thought I should add he’s been head down since 30 weeks and at my 32 week appointment my doctor confirmed he had dropped