I woke up in so much pain lost the rest of my mucus plug and after that I keep having pains on and off for the past 5…

I woke up in so much pain lost the rest of my mucus plug and after that I keep having pains on and off for the past 5 1/2 hours and Idk what it is and they hurt alot I can't tell if they're contractions or not

really don't want to go back to the hospital again until its time for little man to come

helppp

Any Thoughts???