Can a cervix check stimulate the loss of mucous plug?

abmommy15

Throughout this pregnancy the one worry I have had is that my body wont go into labour by itself.  I have a pretty steady family history of inductions and c-sections so rational or not its a worry that has been on my mind.  I am 37 +3 and have had zero signs of anything labour related (makes me happy because he isnt ready) but today I began losing my mucous plug.  I had a cervix check yesterday and and wondering if that could have anything to do with it or if I can take it as a small glimmer of hope that maybe my body knows what its doing.  I know that losing the plug is no indication of when or if I will actually go into labour but at least it would be a sign that something is happening as it's supposed to.

I did try to search this but couldn't find this exact question and got a little tired of the endless "is this my mucous plug" and "when will I go into labour" questions so I am crossing my fingers that this isn't a duplication.

bhargrave88

I never had Braxton hicks or contractions with my first, my water broke at 41 weeks and then I had contractions.. I didn't loose my mucus plug until after my water broke either. So your body does know what to do

As for cervix check causing loss of plug, I'm sure it's possible.

breezymeema7

Yes, it's totally possible that the check irritated your cervix, hence having a bit of bloody show.

CaliforniaDream87

Yep. That was always a warning with my last pregnancy after a cervix check. Definitely possible. Also, at 37 weeks I wouldn't be necessarily looking for signs that your body is gearing up. You still have 3 weeks for your body to do its thing.

hclzmm14

I lost mine after every cervix check. It will regenerate. In my 39th-40th week I had a check on Thursday that week, bloody show Friday night and labor started Saturday morning very early.

GirlOnTheBeach

According to my doctor (just like PP's stated), cervical checks can cause you to lose part of or all of your mucus plug, but it can regenerate.

abmommy15

Thanks everyone. I figured it was the check that did it but I was curious

gulimz

CaliforniaDream87 said:

Yep. That was always a warning with my last pregnancy after a cervix check. Definitely possible. Also, at 37 weeks I wouldn't be necessarily looking for signs that your body is gearing up. You still have 3 weeks for your body to do its thing.

I dunno, lately it seems like most of August is delivering. I'm getting paranoid

vkallen528

I had the same question. After my doc checked me this week, I was quite uncomfortable, but no spotting or loss of plug. I did not lose my plug in my previous pregnancies either though.

CaliforniaDream87

gulimz said:

CaliforniaDream87 said:

Yep. That was always a warning with my last pregnancy after a cervix check. Definitely possible. Also, at 37 weeks I wouldn't be necessarily looking for signs that your body is gearing up. You still have 3 weeks for your body to do its thing.

I dunno, lately it seems like most of August is delivering. I'm getting paranoid

Don't be paranoid. We're getting close so you really never know. I just learned with my last pregnancy to expect to hit 40 weeks. That way you're not driving yourself crazy analyzing every ache and pain to be "labor".

dkizz82

Last week I bleed and lost parts of mine after my cervical check. Not nearly the whole thing. This week, nothing.