Call your doctor. I consider this a emergency question and those should not be asked on WA.
Maybe a "show" where you are losing the mucus plug that has been in your cervix until this point. If you are also having contractions, labour is on its way. If you are not having contractions, labour may still be a few days (or weeks, but at 40 weeks probably not) away.
Yes, perfectly.
relax and let nature take its course,38 weeks is not to early to go into labor
What you are experiencing is called Braxton-Hicks contractions. It is perfectly normal. It is the body's way of "practicing" for the real thing. As long as there is no constant pressure on the floor of the pelvis or discharge of blood or liquid, the mild contractions you are feeling is not a threat. Your baby will be born when he or she is ready. The B-H contractions do not mean labor will begin any sooner than is proper.
Call your doctor.
It could be contractions or it could be false contractions (Braxton Hicks)
It can be that you are in labor, regular contractions increasing in frequency, severity and interval , pain radiating from up to back and lower abdomen is a sign of true labor.
They are called contractions of the uterus.
You might be having some premature contractions. If not relieved by rest and the contraction increased in frequency then have your self check.
It could be that you are losing your mucus plug, so yes, it could mean that you are going into labour, but not necessarily
I gave birth at 37 weeks after 51 days of contractions, of wich i only felt half And they said that the body was probably just tired from all that had been going on. You are having a baby and that costs a lot of energy from your body Talk to a doctor though, since i am not one
dont worry its just old dryed up blood that was inside of you ; & is comming out now i had the same worrie when i was pregnant