Hay, ang daming signs na yan na parang labor talaga, the cramping every 5 minutes, the backache, at yung feeling na parang mag-poops pero walang lumalabas, lahat yan familiar sa amin! Pero honestly, kailangan mo talaga i-check with your OB agad kasi ang mucus plug ay hindi laging obvious sa lahat ng moms, at pwede kang mag-labor even kung hindi mo sya nakita clearly, at 37 weeks and 5 days ka na, so baka ready na talaga ang baby mo. One of my mum friends thought she wasn't in labor dahil wala syang makitang jelly, pero the doctor said she was already 4cm dilated na! Please don't wait, call your OB or go to the hospital para ma-check kung gaano kalaki ang dilation mo, lalo na with those contractions na regular. Excited kami para sa iyo!