Prodromal labor?

So I lost my mucus plug like three days ago. Yesterday and today I have been having contractions that will only last while I am sitting down or moving around. If I am laying on my side I don't have any contractions but sometimes will get some cramping. They have been hurting so bad to where I have to stop walking and bend over or I will in the car sitting down and my hands will have sweat dripping off of them from how bad the pain is. I am not dilated but my cervix is thinning out some. I feel like I am going insane, is anybody else having this? Or have had it before at the end of pregnancy? Btw 39 weeks + 5 days

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I had contractions all night and day on Tuesday and they got to like 4 mins apart and then all of a sudden stopped. It’s either prodromal “false” labor or latent “early” phase of labor. Super frustrating. 😅 I’m also 39 weeks and 6 days. I think it’s just body preparing for labor contractions and helping to get baby into good position. Hang in there! We are so close!

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