I went to see my doctor on Wednesday (today's Saturday) and she did a membrane sweep, hoping that maybe it would bring on labour a little earlier. She informed me that it may, or it may do absolutely nothing... She also informed me that I was already 3 cm dialated. I thought "woohoo! This is going to happen soon!". The next day, I had contractions throughout the day, but mostly when I walked. As the day progressed, they got closer together and a little stronger. That night, they got to about 6-8 mins apart, and I was very hopeful that I would have a baby soon.... Sadly, they stopped around 1 in the morning, and I went to sleep hoping maybe they'd pick up again later. The next day (yesterday) they were on and off, and at night they were stronger and closer together again... but like the day before, they eventually stopped again.

I'm really frustrated... is this pre-labour? I don't know when the right time to go to the hospital is.. I'm an hour away from it, and I don't want to go all that way and be sent home... but I also don't want to go and like.. not make it.

PS: I'm 19, this is my first pregnancy, and I'm almost 39 weeks.

~ Melissa