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melly75
15-05-2008, 10:13
Ive never had this before with any other pregnancy so please help.
I have been bleeding not heaps just when i wipe down there after going for a wee and there is like mucas as well.Sorry if TMI
Should I be worried or is it normal?? :confused:
MY due date is the 22nd May but I know it could be anytime now.
Thanks ladies Id appreciate any advice on this
justmum
15-05-2008, 10:19
It sounds to me like your plug is coming away in bits. So it could be today or weeks before labour - but it sounds like your body is getting ready!

If you are concerned though - does it smell, is there a lot of blood or fluid, just doesn't feel right - there is absolutely no harm to go and get bubs monitored for half an hour to make sure all is well.

Good luck :hugs::hugs::hugs:
2sweetgirls
15-05-2008, 10:23
:thumbsup: good advice Just Mum!
TheMamma
15-05-2008, 10:29
It sounds to me like your plug is coming away in bits. So it could be today or weeks before labour - but it sounds like your body is getting ready!

If you are concerned though - does it smell, is there a lot of blood or fluid, just doesn't feel right - there is absolutely no harm to go and get bubs monitored for half an hour to make sure all is well.

Good luck :hugs::hugs::hugs:

:iagree:
melly75
15-05-2008, 10:34
No it doesnt smell and doesnt feel as if its wrong..bub has been active all night.
I thought it could possibly be the start of labour as I have slight pains also.Ive never had my mucas plug come away before so thats what i wasnt sure of as ive been induced other times.
Thanks
cassie0011
15-05-2008, 10:41
it does sound like ur losing ur plug. i think i am too, but i dont have any blood with it, just mucous that is a clear-greenish colour. my due date was yesterday! with my son i lost it about 2 days b4 he was born and it had blood in it. i was just researching, and this is what it said:


The mucous plug (medical term is operculum, i.e. plug in opening) is usually is cloudy or clear in colour, thick and sticky – some women describe it looking like a glob of semen or ‘snot’ or a mix of both! When your cervix begins to thin and dilate at the end of your pregnancy, there may be some slight blood loss due to small capilaries breaking from the movement. The blood then gets caught up in the mucous and this is why it’s also called ‘a bloody show’ as the mucous becomes blood stained.
During the last couple of weeks of pregnancy or up until labour itself, the plug will start to come away so the baby can pass through the cervix. Some women do not even notice their plug expelling as there is already an increase in normal cervical mucous due to hormones. The mucous plug often comes away like a continuous stringy discharge – sometimes it can actually resemble a plug. Some women do not see their mucous plug until well into labour – I was 5 centimetres dilated and it wasn’t until my waters had broken before I saw it!
Emi
15-05-2008, 10:42
sounds like a show... but if ur concerned at call you should call the hospital and talk to the midwives... or ask your doc!!!

good luck!!!
justmum
15-05-2008, 10:43
No it doesnt smell and doesnt feel as if its wrong..bub has been active all night.
I thought it could possibly be the start of labour as I have slight pains also.Ive never had my mucas plug come away before so thats what i wasnt sure of as ive been induced other times.
Thanks

:smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance: :smiliedance:

Sounds like someone's having a baby!!
TheMamma
15-05-2008, 10:45
it does sound like ur losing ur plug. i think i am too, but i dont have any blood with it, just mucous that is a clear-greenish colour.

If it is greenish - I would check with the DR - as this could be meconium staining. Not trying to worry you but it may be worth a quick phone call to midwife?
cassie0011
15-05-2008, 10:49
i spoke to my midwife on tues night about it, it was thicker greenish then, she said that it could be thrush, but today was very clear and slightly greenish and quite a lot of it. so im guessing its just my mucous plug coming away.
TheMamma
15-05-2008, 10:53
Cassie - :) good news. I guess I'm just a bit paranoid!


How exciting for you both! Good luck!
TheEmpress
15-05-2008, 11:17
I would def be ringing the midwife because I think your having a show/losing mucus plug and If your also beginning to get pains It def sounds like it could be the beginning of labor :yelclap:

I am so jealous hehehe