I've had pretty regular, painful contractions since the hospital stopped my preterm labor 5 weeks ago. However, a week ago my cervix was still not dilated, just soft and 75% effaced. Because contractions are my norm, my dr said not to go to the hospital until my water breaks or contractions get so bad that I can't walk or talk through them.

I'm just wondering what others experienced when the BH contractions switched over to the real deal? I've been feeling sick/nauseous all day today and the pain I'm feeling now is different than my usual contractions. I don't know how to describe the difference though? My body has sort of been "cleaning itself out" so to speak, so I've been drinking a lot of water to stay hydrated. Also baby A seems to have gotten even lower, which I didn't think was possible. I have to basically grab my crotch when I get up to walk around because she feels like she's going to fall out!

My husband asked if I could be going into real labor, but I have no idea if I could be or not! I don't know if/how real labor will feel different from what I've experienced so far? I have a dr appt in the morning, so I guess we'll find out then if this is doing anything to my cervix. But in the meantime I'm looking for others' experience with this!