38 weeks question...?

I am 38 weeks pregnant with my second child. My first is 9 1/2 and when i had her, my water just broke and i went into labor....i never had any contractions until after i was at the hospital.
Here is my question:
I have TONS of braxton hicks contractions....i had a U/S last week and the tech almost sent me to Labor and delivery because i had six of them in a half hour..but i've been having them for months...and they really aren't painful, so i assumed it was okay..
Well, last night i woke up to pee, and ended up with a buring sensation in my belly. My belly was also rock hard, but it didn't feel like contractions to me...almost more like one LONG contraction. Then i started feeling shaky and sick to my stomach...it was hard to lay down or stand up..
It went away after about 20 minutes and i went back to sleep and have since been fine...
would you say this is a sign that labor is very near?? I have no idea what to think!!

Sarah M2010-10-04T15:36:34Z

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That doesn't sound like anything I've experienced during my (unmedicated and therefore could feel everything) labors. I would actually call the doctor, especially because of the shaky and sick to your stomach part, and because it lasted so long.