Does this sound like labour? Or maybe just a false alarm

[iamelectrogirl]

I'm 40+2 today and woke up to some pains/ contractions. Had some show at about 9.30 and had a stretch and sweep at my appointment at 10 (was 1-2 cm dilated, quite thinned out with, I think, a Bishops score of 5 though I'm really not certain. MW could feel the head).
Ever since, I've had some more show and contractions around every 4-5 minutes for about 50 seconds- I can talk through them so they aren't horrendous, I struggle to walk through them though. I'm not in pain between them.
Does this sound like the real deal or just the after effects of a sweep? I've been walking/on the ball all day but I'm worried it's a false alarm and they'll stop
Thanks!

It sounds like labour to me. My labour with DC1 was quite like this - really manageable all day (DH stayed at work and came home at his normal time of 6pm, despite the fact that I'd felt like I was in early labour since 5am - I managed lots of birthing ball bouncing and short walks through the day). It kicked off properly in the evening.

I had some false alarm labours with DC2, but only ever for an hour or two before they stopped, and the contractions were never regular enough to time.

Sounds like it to me! How exciting! Are you going to keep us updated OP? Squeeeeeeal!

Ooh I really hope it's that time then! Will do updates if it is, though last time I was in the hospital my 3G was non existent. Fingers crossed it'll be better in the MLU