How the labor pains present is basically if you had those Braxton Hicks contraction(i.e, painless contraction or painless tightening of uterus) earlier during the pregnancy may be 8th or 9th month and if these Braxton Hicks contraction is accompanied with pain is called labor pain. Initially it is not severe but slowly it's start increasing in the intensity and frequency.
The 4 main symptoms of labor pains are….?.n1) Early labor painn2) Leaking(passing urine without your control)n3) Bleeding(cervix is infected)n4) Fetal Movement(If the baby is happy the Fetal Movement is keep on moving or if the baby is unhappy the Fetal Movement is decreased)
So you can watch this labor pains at home for 2-3 hrs and then call to doctor or go to the hospital..