Is Labour near ?

Hiya ladies
So my due date is 28th September this is my second baby (my first was a c section but I still experienced contractions and water breaking as she came a week early at 39 weeks -baby was still breech)

Now with this pregnancy it has been completely different thankfully baby is head down - now ive been experiencing a lot of back pain and pelvic girdle pain since 32 weeks however for the past week (I’m now 37 weeks) I’ve been having diarrhoea, insomnia, nausea and back pain with my stomach going hard sometimes and lighting crotch

I’m a bit worried as I’m high risk and have been told to come in as soon as there are any signs of Labour however apart from getting all these symptoms I still haven’t lost my mucus plug

Any advice ?

Also to mention with my first I didn’t realise I was having contractions till I got to hospital 5 hours later and them checking I’m already 5cm

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The other night I was lying in bed and I could hear a popping/crackling sound from my tummy.

Never had that with my first and found it so bizarre!

Anyone else experienced that? Freaked me out 🤣