With my first I'd gone out to lunch with my mum then come home and ironed all DH work shirts and went to the loo and had lost some of mucus plug then went for a sleep until DH got home from work then I'd lost more mucus plug so went to hospital for a check and started having mild contractions from there.

Second I was induced so no help.

Third we were over visiting PIL's and had DTD in the morning before leaving and started having mild contractions, so we had lunch then went home, dropped the older two at my parents and went to hospital.

Fourth was induced because of pre eclampsia.

HTH.

hugs xoxo