could this be it?

[Josie_Sophia]

So it started early morning around 2am I woke up to go pee. When I laid back down I got these cramps as though I was going to start my period. They were consistent every like 15 minutes then stopped but it went on to about 5am. Now this morning around 8 they started again. Could this be signs of labor? No mucus plug yet just back pain and lower abdominal pain.

[Ashie8149]

Make sure youre timing from stsrt of one to start of the next. Call your dr so they have a heads up and when they are ever 5 minutes or you can not walk or talk through them anymore you need to go to the hospital or if your water breaks.

[Josie_Sophia]

Thank you! I went for a walk and I'm trying to just let them run their course just don't know what to expect since this is my first pregnancy.

[Ashie8149]

Get walking! It will help get your contractions stronger and closer together! Good luck! Keep us posted

[Josie_Sophia]

I'm 39 + 4 weeks

[tata0525]

That's how my labor started. But don't go to the hospital until your water breaks or they get less than 5 minutes apart or they'll just send you home and tell you to come back when they get closer together. That's what happened to me. I went in at 6:30 am cause I was having horrible period cramps (small contractions)  They weren't even hardly showing up on the monitor and they weren't close enough together. They sent me home. I had them all throughout the day. Then around 9 they started hurting worse and were 4 minutes apart.  so I got in the shower and let the hot water run on my back. It helped some but not much. Then when I got out and dried off I laid down and then my water broke. I went to the hospital and my contractions picked up and it was hurting so bad I wanted to cry. They admitted me at 11 pm and I had my baby boy at 3:44 pm the next day.

[Ashie8149]

Sounds like the start. How far along are you?

[Josie_Sophia]

I'm a first time mom also so idk what to feel. But thank you!

[majo_hikari]

Sounds like the start of labor to me, but I'm just a first time mom. Might want to call or text your doctor/midwife and update them just to be on the safe side. :)