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so confused about these contractions!!!

Ftm here and I'm getting contractions that feel much different than the braxton hicks I've been getting before. These are a bit more intense and include cramping and sometimes back pain but they keep stopping after a while. I'm so frustrated and confused about what to do. Every now and then I'll get a slightly wet feeling in my undies and I'll check but it's nothing. How am I ever going to figure out when it's the real thing? And I live an hour away from the hospital so I'm afraid I'll wait too long then be stuck giving birth on the highway. Ugh...why is this all so confusing. When will she come out?!
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I'm 38+3...every time I start to get the crampy contractions I get my hopes up. I'm starting to let this emotional up and down really affect me. When the actual labor contractions hit, will we just know?
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How far along are you? I am 39 weeks and my contractions are extremely mild and no where near labor
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