Gotta question mamas ive been having contractions pretty regularly for the last 3 hrs i tried to eat…

Gotta question mamas ive been having contractions pretty regularly for the last 3 hrs i tried to eat and take a warm bath but it didn't ease them or the pain... and i lost my mucus plug or at least a part of it... When I was at the drs today i was only 1 1/2 cm dilated and 80% effaced however do i need to make a trip to the hospital ?