I Want to Ask if There Are Any Symptoms I Will Have for Sure Before Going Into Real Labor?

Last week I was 36 weeks prego and my Dr. checked me out and said the baby's head was down, he was 1/2 cm dialated and already 70% effaced. For some reason she was surprised and rather happy with my progress. She did tell me my 4 weeks timeframe may still remain but chances of baby arriving sooner look pretty good! Well since then, I have been feeling lots of pressure to pee again and again, or it's just a pressure constantly. Even though baby's head is down, doesn't he have to engage in my pelvis and then his head movements stop right? Now I feel as of even today that there are little squirmies moving around my bladder and about an inch or so above as well. I feel his kick only a little up around my abdomen area, but that's not too bad. So the order will be what? Baby will engage itself in my pelvis, I will have mucous plug out, and then my water will break, and then it will be time for baby to come out? When would contractions start on their own if my water does not break? I would
like to know some of these events if they occur in order or at anytime? I have heard of many women just having contractions soon after mucous plug is out, and others have yet a week or two? What symptom will giveme a better idea? What if I just have contractions that are active and need to go to hospital, when do they come...after what body symptom? Based on my progress, how long you think I have?

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