38+1 intense back pain and lightning crotch

I’m 38 weeks today and literally feeling the exact same thing. I keep getting false starts though so I’m trying to get some rest and see how that helps

If you haven’t already I would start timing them, regardless of pain tolerance ☺️ As triage will likely ask about how long they last and how often you’re having them. For my first I had over 24 hours of contractions before I spoke to triage & they did get stronger & lasted longer during that time, but I wasn’t having them close enough together (baby girl took a lot longer to finally make her appearance after all this). But of course it can all happen super quickly too so get timing! As for what they feel like, they do build, peak & come back down, then you can feel fine/‘normal’ in between (but more & more tired if it’s a very long labour). At least for me they felt like that, just like the books say 😄 hope you find out more soon!