Signs that indicate that this is likely "real" labor:

*contractions become progressively more regular, intense and last longer.
*intensified by walking.
*don´t stop when lying down or changing activity.
*contractions are accompanied by a "show" of blood-tinged mucus.
*accompanied by effacement and/or dilation.

Remember that labor may start and stop before finally continuing all the way to birth...don´t be discouraged. Any work done at this time is work that doesn´t have to be done later!

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