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Re: Mucous Plug Question

From: Andrea (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:32:19 -0600 (CST)


I am on my 5th baby now. The plug comes away and has always been streaked with blood in my case. Also I usually have mild contractions too. I can't explain it, but you will just know when it's happened. The mucous you are talking about is probably your cervix slowly thining ready for labour.

>I am 38 weeks along. I keep reading that losing your mucous plug is a
>sign that tru labor is near. Over the last week, a couple of times that
>I went to the bathroom, I noticed a mucous glob in the toliet. I would
>say it was about the size of a quarter. However, this has happened
>about 3 times.
>
>So, my question is, how do you know when it is the "plug"? How big/small
>is it suppose to be? Can you lose it by pieces at a time? Can you lose
>it more than once? I keep having many episodes of "false" labor and it
>is driving me crazy. So I am wondering if true labor is near, since I
>have recognized this discharge in my toliet. Thanks for your help.




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