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Re: losing mucus plug @ 38 weeks? Dr. please respond again
From: amee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 11 Aug 2001 08:49:40 -0500 (CDT)
could it still be possible that I was/did leak amniotic fluid? My undies
have not ben wet since that one time and I have not leaked anything else
since then either. Still alot of globby mucus coming though.
At Fri, 10 Aug 2001, M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, wrote:
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>this could be amniotic fluid and you must be evaluated by your doctor --
>it could be urine or semen, too, but the possibility of ruptured
>membranes always has to be checked
>
>OR... am I losing/lost my mucus plug?
>
>the mucus plug is usually gloopy -- like, for lack of a better
>descrition -- like snot
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>>There was no pink/brown/red blood... just clear & cloudy mucus, and
>>lots. Could it have been leftover semen from dh?
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>could be, but the soaked panties worry me aobut the possibiltiy of
>ruptured membranes
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>I have been having
>>lots of contrax, but nothing too out of the ordinary. If I lost my
>>plug... how long usually till real labor begins(this is my second
>>baby)?
>
>there is no correlation between losing hte mucus plug and delivery
>
>Can I still have sex?
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>not if your membranes are ruptured!!
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>Thanks for your help.
>
>--
>M. Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>South Lake Tahoe, CA
>
>author, Your Over-35 Week-by-Week Pregnancy Guide
>available in all major bookstores and on-line at amazon.com
>
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