27 weeks, lost mucous plug (reply to Dr.)

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message: sally: "Re: Noah"
• Previous message: Alison: "Faint Positive, the Negative - Assume not PG?"

At Thu, 30 Aug 2001, michelleg wrote: > >Yesterday, I lost my mucous plug at 27.1 weeks. Went to the dr., I am
>not dialated and still "posterior". He is doing ultrasound on Tuesday
>to see if my cervix is shortening, until then I'm in bed.
>
>How dangerous is this? With my son, I lost my plug and 3 weeks later my
>water broke and I gave birth at 35 weeks. Do people lose their plug
and >carry to term? I'm very concerned. I have been on bedrest almost the
>entire 2nd trimester for hemorraghing due to placenta tear, and I was
>only up for 2 weeks on restricted duty,,, then this.
>
>I have alot of braxton-hix contractions each day.
>Please let me know your prognosis and how you would handle.
>
>--
>michelleg
>

The mucus plug is very dificult to really tell what it is. It can be just a thick vaginal discharge and not really "The Plug" whatever that is. Is htere still mucus in the cervix when the Doctor looked or was it gone?

-- R. Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG

--
michelleg

• Next message: sally: "Re: Noah"
• Previous message: Alison: "Faint Positive, the Negative - Assume not PG?"