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Christ was very clear on the importance of Baptism and since it was important to Him, it is appropriate to want it to be "real" as you say.
Without exception in the Bible baptism was preceeded by faith, and was regarded as a solemn promise and a sign of conversion. We also find that when any doubt arose regarding wether or not a person had recieved baptism in the proper fashion and by proper authority they were re-baptised to be sure that it was done right. (see acts 19:1-7)
If I were in your situation, wondering at the vailidity of my baptism, I would make a very serious search of the scriptures, comparing what I had recieved to what Christ taught. Of course that search would involve a lot of prayer. As I'm sure you realize, baptism is to important for anyone to approach casually.
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