what happens when you lose your mucus plug
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Mucus Plug or Close to Labor ? Help Please :-(
Asked by S.B. from Gainesville
on June 12, 2010
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Ok heres the deal, I am 38 weeks, will be 39 weeks this thursday and am due the 24th. This is my first baby and I am clueless as to whats going on with my body. Two d...
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- I would go to the hospital I had bleeding with my daughter and they couldn't find the location. It ended up being an abruption. If I hadnt gone in both myself and em c...
- Relax, it sounds like the musus plug to me. But I would for sure get into the doctor on Monday and be checked out. Also contractions start out as a mild discomfort and...
- S., First, congrats on the new baby!! When I lost my plug with my first, it was really runny, not mucousy (sp?) at all. So I freaked too....it was so watery, that I t...
HELP I Am a Little Freaked Out! Mucus Plug at 33 Weeks?
Asked by R.H. from Washington DC
on November 8, 2006
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I may have just past my mucus plug and I am only 33 weeks pregnant :( What does this mean? I am waiting for my nurse to call me back but until them I am a little sca...
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- Hi R., It looks like alot of people have already told you that everything's okay. I don't remember losing my mucus plug, but from what I remember from childbirthing ...
- Don't freak! You can walk around without the plug for weeks. I doesn't mean that you'll be going into labor immediately. Now, if you were also having contractions a...
- Yeah! my 3rd son did the same thing at Thanxs-giving dinner. I kept feeling somthing like jelly between my legs,i just shrugged it off,15 min later i felt more had com...
Mucous Plug
Asked by L.M. from Tulsa
on February 10, 2008
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I have been losing my plug slowly for weeks now. It has been mostly clear, until last night. It is now tinged pink with blood. I believe it is called "bloody show". I ...
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- Congratulations on your next arrival. When I had my bloody show I went to the hospital and I was three centimeters so they kept me, but they did induce and once they ...
- Hi L. M, Labor can start at any time now. It can be today, tomorrow or 2weeks from now.. Could even be longer! You being dilated at 2cm is a good sign. As you know a...
- usually after your bloody show you can expect labor to start within two weeks. A great web site for all the questions and emails with info is whattoexpect.com and www...
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...
I Think I Lost My Mucus Plug, Should I Call the Doctor?
Asked by J.S. from Tulsa
on August 7, 2010
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Hello I am 37 weeks pregnant and on Wednesday I was dialated to a 1. I Thursday I had some strange discharge that was kinda snotty/slimy looking and today I had a big ...
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- Well congratulations on your growing family... I want to tell you, no.... no need to call your doctor. I actually tell my girls ; "Your mucus plug is not a cork and is...
- If you have not had any problems with this pregnancy and are not high risk, just losing your mucus plug is not a cause for concern. It doesn't hurt to call your docto...
- If your pregnancy has been normal up to this point, there is no need in calling your doctor. You should be going in every week now for exams so you can mention it to ...
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...
How Long Should You Loose Your Mucas Plug
Asked by A.D. from Corpus Christi
on March 10, 2007
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im 26 and due with my first child on the 16th of March. When i went to the doctor they told me that i was between 2 and 3 cem dillated and 70% effaced. About an hour...
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- What hospital are you going to deliver? Does the baby move (I understand that so close to delivery they don't move as much). If you are spotting, you should go to the ...
- I think you're going to have the baby tonight, maybe tomorrow. Go for a walk to see if that gets things going. Then call your doctor and tell her about the contraction...
- Every pregnancy is different. When I had my first baby, I never noticed any mucous at all. With my second one, the plug just fell out at once when I used the restroo...
Labor? 911 Help!!!
Asked by S.R. from McAllen
on August 14, 2010
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Moms,
I'm 21 weeks pregnant and I'm having these contractions, at first I thought they were Braxton Hicks but my belly is really hard and these contractions are last...
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- I would follow your doctors instructions but if they get closer together or more intense or anything new happens definitely call him again or head to the hospital. ...
- I would go, considering that you also possibly could have lost your mucus plug. It certainly will not hurt anything, but if it is real labor you want to give them the ...
- Listen to the Dr. that is what you are paying him for. Also, do NOT try and drive yourself. If you do not have anyone to drive you, call 911. They will come and get yo...
When Will I Have This Baby?!
Asked by C.A. from Boston
on September 29, 2008
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I'm due in 10 days (Oct. 9th). My baby seems to have dropped (my belly looks and feels much lower), and I have had a few painful contractions (but mostly painless Brax...
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- Hi C.- I sure can feel your pain! The baby will come soon! I did some of the old wives tale things the day I went into labor (1 week early) I had a message I went t...
- C., As my mom used to say patience is a virtue! LOL, is this your first? I am due October 12th having a c-section Oct. 7th. I so badly want to go into labor on my o...
- The end is the worst. I know you just want it over at this point and it is almost time. If this is your first, your little baby might be a little late too but there ar...
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...
