Have the contractions been doing anything?

[Trillian]

It sounds like prelabour. And yes, they are quietly working away to get things ready. Your cervix has a lot of work to do before it can start to dilate. I know they are annoying, but take heart that they are helping

[human bean]

It's really frustrating isn't it? But so amazing all the same - your body is doing a wonderful job of preparing to birth your baby.

I had 4 or 5 days of prelabour and I know exactly what you mean, it was very tiring and testing, and hard not to go into a negative headspace. Try to rest up, stay hydrated and eat well, and really surrender to your body. I posted a very similar kind of post about 3 days into my prelabour and (I wish a I could remember - I think RoyalUK?) replied reminding me I was doing a marathon, not a sprint race, and the warm up was just as important as the finish. I also found once I acknowledged my fears outloud (intensity, would I cope, being a new mom etc etc) I was really able to just surrender to what was happening. FWIW after my 5 days of warm up my labour/birth ended up happening rather quickly as my body had geared itself up so beautifully.

Good luck and can't wait to see your BA