OK bit of background. my first labour was induced and took 5 hours although I was already 4cm when they broke my waters and started the drip. This time went to OB office on Monday and I am already 3-4cm although not having much in the way of regular painful contrax just tons of BH and irregular cramping and painful contrax.

My question is... I have this burrowing feeling, like bub is trying to squirm even lower and just lost a huge clump of my mucus plug. It is quite uncomfy like lots of tightening and stretching - is this promising? Could this be dilating even more - I really don't want to have this baby in the back seat of the car :-) Is it possible to have a "painless" labour? i don't remember my last labour feeling THAT bad so I'm really confused and probbaly sound like a nut now :-)