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Is This Normal? Could It Be Part of the Mucus Plug?
Asked by H.P. from Altoona
on December 18, 2007
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Hi I'm 35 wks pregnant today and when I went to my ob last week I was having some cramping and a lot of bh contractions so they decided to check me and he said that I ...
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- That is completely normal. It might not be your plug, it might just be thick mucus too. Near the end of all of my pregnancies I would get a lot of thick discharge th...
- Happy Birthday and congrats on your son. I lost them in clumps too with both of my boys. Good Luck!
- maybe a yeast infection discharge... here's a link.... http://women.webmd.com/tc/vaginal-yeast-infections-topic-overview
Loss of Plug
Asked by L.F. from Austin
on September 9, 2008
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Hi,
I am almost 30 weeks pregnant and had some labor issues this past weekend that required my doctor to perform 2 cervical exams. This morning, I lost my mucous p...
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- this happened to me too. its nothing to worry about. thats what my doctor told me. even if your watwer breaks it could take days to deliver. i dont think it reforms th...
- Hey L.: This website says the plug can regenerate... Although I'm sure you already have a call into your Dr... http://www.givingbirthnaturally.com/loss-of-mucus-pl...
- Why don't you put a call into your doctor's office. That's what you're paying him/her for.
Mucous Plug
Asked by K.A. from San Francisco
on November 16, 2008
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Just wondering...how big is the mucous plug? I just started my 25th week of pregnancy and I think I lost mine tonight. The advice nurse didn't seem too concerned - b...
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- I have no idea about mucous plugs but I went into preterm labor at 25 weeks. DO NOT PANIC, but as they say here, go to the hospital. It could be nothing, it could brin...
- I also lost my mucus plug at around the same time as you. I think I was 26 weeks. Did you have a lot of bleeding. I went to the ER and had to stay in the hospital. ...
- Hi K., I don't want to belittle anyone else's experience, but please don't stress out about it. As mentioned previously, you can make and lose several mucous plug...
Alot Going on at 33 Weeks: Lost Mucus plug...decreeased Fetal Movement. Scared.
Asked by B.F. from New York
on September 13, 2008
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Hi everyone-
I want to call my doctor, but don't want to cry wolf. I am 33 weeks pregnant and Thurs night I lost this huge chunk of gel out of me. No blood. I had cra...
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- I know your scared but you really should call your doctor and inform them of whats happening. It is normal for some people to loose there plug early but not feeling th...
- You should call your doctor. I had decreased fetal movement also in the last weeks, but I called and they sent me for a non-stress test to monitor the baby's movement...
- It's already monday morning so I hope you have already seen a doctor since Saturday when you posted...it not, get there this morning!! There is no such thing as crying...
So I Lost My Plug today........tmi for Some Probably ;)
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on November 10, 2011
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Hey mamas,
Well I am 39.5 weeks today and lost the lovely mucous plug, I had lightly blood tinged discharge all morning and then in mid afternoon out came the glob, ...
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- I remember loosing mine with my second and third. With my second it came out the morning I went into labor. I didnt even know I was having things move along. It wa...
- I woke up on a Monday am with cramps (like period cramps) and then I lost the plug at about 7 am (and yes it was just as you described). This was my 3rd baby, the oth...
- I only had this with my third, and although I can't remember the timeline now, I know it was at least a few days before I had her, but it may have been closer to a wee...
*Tmi
Asked by S.L. from Los Angeles
on September 3, 2011
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sorry!!
i lost my mucus plug with my son and wondering if it is likely to lose it now with my daughter? just because i lost it with first pregnancy, does it mean i ...
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- I lost it with all three. The first two after more than 12 hours of early labor. The last one, after my water broke.
- Every pregnancy is different. :) My experience w/ my first was not the same as my second. Not. At. All. In ways I wish it had...in other ways I was glad it was not. ...
- I lost my plug slowly over the course of the day as I became more effaced but stayed at 2 cm dilation, with my first I had a spontaneous rupture of membranes that soak...
Need Help with Labor!!!
Asked by S.M. from New York
on January 17, 2008
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Hello Moms,
I know I am not in active labor but I have a question. Last week I posted that I was 1 cm and now I am 3 cms and 50% effaced and am about to be 37 weeks ...
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- Honey, it's time to go to the doctor. If they send you home, they send you home. Second births sometimes have a different timeline, so listen to your body.
- you best get going! Or at least call the doctor. the second one comes quicker than the first! Good luck!
- walk walk walk!!!! go to the mall or somewhere inside and walk. when the contractions get a little closer go right away. if you are still nervous, go now. i was ad...
Just for Fun! How Did You Know You Were in Labor?
Asked by E.R. from Los Angeles
on March 1, 2011
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My friend just gave birth to her baby girl in a car! She said she just had back pain (back labor) and barely any contractions. Lo and behold before she knew it, she ne...
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- With my 1st, I went to the doctor because I had being leaking for a couple hours. While wating my water broke and they send me to an emergency c-section for risk of in...
- I was clueless with my first. I wasn't feeling most of my contractions and those I did feel I thought were Braxton Hicks. They weren't regular and weren't very uncomfo...
- I WISH I had delivered in the car! Haha! My labor with my first was 72 hours. It was horrible. A friend of mine actually delivered her baby in the car too! It must...
Signs of Labor Before the Big Day? Yes? No? Yesterday Was My Due Date. :)
Asked by H.M. from Atlanta
on September 23, 2008
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Hello! Yesterday was my due date and obviously, I have not had the baby yet. :) This is my first baby. If I don't deliver this week, my doctor will induce me on Sun...
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- Hi H. - I have had 2 children - with the first, I did lose the mucous plug about 2 or 3 days before my water broke. With the 2nd I did not, I never had the nesting. Th...
- Hi H., How exciting!!!! When I went into labor it was 2 days after my due date. It was in the middle of the night and I did not KNOW-KNOW the second it started. For ...
- The contraction sensation often moves to your back. With my first I was conscious of when labor really started, but my second was two days of off and on contractions t...
"Stripping the Membranes" to Start Labor
Asked by C.K. from Minneapolis
on January 5, 2009
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My son just turned 1 year old, and I have been reflecting back on my labor & delivery. I have a few questions about "stripping the membranes" (also sometimes called "...
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- I had my membranes stripped with my first son, but I was 2 weeks late. Even with sex and other things I tried to get labor started, it never did. I had to be induced w...
- Usually stripping membranes doesn't induce labor because it isn't the natural order of things. Naturally the baby would release a hormone that begins contractions and...
- I had it done with both of my kids. It put me into labor with my second but not with my first. And my water didn't break they had to break it for me. I think no mat...
