a week before my due date i lost my plug i ended up rushing back and forwards to the hospital for a week, i had pre labour contractions which were so strong that no sleep, and also *TMI* i could keep my bowels shut lol, so i had a week of no sleep constantly on the toilet finally they tried a sleeping pill didnt work no to mention i could eat either so i had no energy, they did an internal still 2cm dilated but then bang got to 7cm in a couple of hrs but bub decided he wanted to be transverse lol. keep track of what these pains do my mum help me time things, and kept an eye on how long they lasted for when you see you doctor next mention it and he might want to do a trace or something just to see whats happening. it might be nothing but its always nice to be prepared lol. my sister went into labour by herself bang on 38 weeks her water broke and she cant remember loosing her plug.