id ring and ask hun as each place seems to be different. My hospital says if the waters or mucus plug is green, contractions 5 min apart and when your waters have broken. Which ever is first. The hospital my cousin gave birth in this morning is different. She started having twinges last tuesday, had dilated 3cm thursday afternoon so she kept getting sent home, waters broke sunday morning and she had to stay at home and keep checking that her temperature didnt exceed 37. Once it did she had to go in but apparently they stitched her back up sent her home becuase there were no birthing rooms free and told to come in 8.30am monday morning.