Contractions - How do you know when they are PROPER i.e. time to call MIDWIFE?

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Booked for a Home Birth, due on Monday.

Been having contractions for the past hour or so, started around 10 mins apart and then:

7.55 mins (59 secs)
10.52 mins (1 min, 1 sec)
11.57 mins (56 secs)
6.02 mins (52 secs)
3.57 mins (30 secs)
3.39 mins (32 secs)
4.44 mins (44 secs)
3.40 mins (1 min, 30 secs)

I'm presuming this isn't proper labour as think they should be more regular intervals?

Ds's labour was over 5 yrs ago and was very mad from the start so can't really compare to that. Just not sure at what stage you are supposed to call the midwives if you're supposed to be having a home birth?

When you hit post three times instead of one ! But seriously, call now - they may come and visit and go again if you're not far gone enough but at least it'll give them a chance to forward plan for the shift. How exciting - are you coping well with the contractions?

PMSL That was honestly my bloomin connection getting stuck!!

Thanks for advise, just been out in the rain to get notes from my car between contractions and phoned them up. They are now calling community midwife and someone will call me back