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Re: stringy discharge at 34 weeks?

From: Marcia (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 29 May 1999 08:35:40 -0500 (CDT)

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If this is your second or later child, it probably is your mucus plug. With first pregnancies, it tends to be a little more solid. Just to be safe, don't go too far from home!At Fri, 28 May 1999, Christopher and Karen wrote: >
>>I have had quite a bit of discharge during this pregnancy, but this
>>morning I noticed that I had some clear, stringy discharge -- almost
>>like the classical "eggwhite" discharge around ovulation. Since I am 34
>>weeks pregnant, I am fairly sure that I am not ovulating.
>>
>>Is this just normal pregnancy "gunk", or a sign of possible infection,
>>or what? Could this be from being a little dilated (1.5 cm)? Should I
>>contact my OB if I have any more of this weird discharge?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Andrea
>>EDD 7/7/99
>
>Discharge increases throughout pregnancy sometimes to the point where women
>use pads, so at this stage of your pregnancy it would be normal to be
>experiencing increased discharge. It is probably normal discharge or
>possibly part of your mucous plug especially since you are a tad dilated
>but plug looks more like something that should be coming out of your
>nose-sorry to be so graphic. Unless there is odor or some kind of
>discomfort accompanying the discharge it is unlikely you have an infection.

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