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Mucus plug? (TMI)

susankon4susankon4 member
edited December 2015 in January 2016 Moms
I have been having a snotty discharge. It's clear with no color at all. I have also noticed that my vagina is very watery. I'm 32 weeks and this just started happening today. I am calling my widwife in the a.m. I just wanted to see if anyone else has experienced this or know what it could be.
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Re: Mucus plug? (TMI)

  • jeanbug12jeanbug12 member
    An increase in discharge is completely normal at this stage.
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  • ChrissyD1203ChrissyD1203 member
    I've had an increase. When I pee, there is a lot of clear snot like stuff in the toilet. My OB wasn't concerned.
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  • susankon4susankon4 member
    Thanks :)
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  • juju0592juju0592 member
    I know every pregnancy is different, but with my last two pregnancies- the mucus plug literally looked like my lady parts just blew green snot everywhere. Almost like goo.
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  • queenisilwenqueenisilwen member
    Yeah your plug with be smeary with blood, maybe not bright red more like darker old blood, or maybe pink. but it won't be clear. An increase in discharge is totally normal. I'm on baby no. 4 here, your plug will be much thicker almost sticky.
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  • lillianspencer15lillianspencer15 member
    I've slowly lost my plug. My doctor wouldn't listen when I tried to voice my concern so I called my grandma (she's a nurse so I call her for everything) told her it was snot like and sticky and then I had a small amount of pinkish blood. But my mucus plug had a slight greenish tint and came out in small sections so I would watch for it.
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  • stephanienjerstephanienjer member
    If it is slightly bloody, it's OK, but if your mucus plug comes out and it has a brown or green tint, it means that it could contain meconium, and you should tell your doctor right away. If the baby inhales meconium, it can cause severe issues or worse. Best to let the doc make that decision.
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  • juju0592juju0592 member
    Don't let above comments scare you. With both my daughters it was slightly green, and they were fine. No meconium.
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  • stlmomof2stlmomof2 member
    juju0592 said:

    Don't let above comments scare you. With both my daughters it was slightly green, and they were fine. No meconium.

    I think @stephanienjer was just wanting everyone to be safe than sorry if you had a slightly greenish tint mucus plug. She did say *could* be contaminated with meconium. Either way I would still call my doctor or MW and let them know what's happening.


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  • maddisonwallacemaddisonwallace member
    I've lost part of mine and it looked like my vag had a really bad sinus infection. It wasn't clear - it was definitely a very yucky yellowish color. Clear sounds like normal discharge to me. But then again I'm not a doctor
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  • lwebleylwebley member
    stephanienjer said:

    If it is slightly bloody, it's OK, but if your mucus plug comes out and it has a brown or green tint, it means that it could contain meconium, and you should tell your doctor right away. If the baby inhales meconium, it can cause severe issues or worse. Best to let the doc make that decision.

    How would meconium show up in your mucus plug, unless you water has broken? If there was meconium present would be in your amniotic fluid.
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  • stephanienjerstephanienjer member
    If you go beyond this board, and even on other articles on the Bump, you'll see they say it. I swear I didn't make it up. Just because it doesn't happen to you, doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
    Ask my coworker who just lost her grandson this way.
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  • ambercakes92ambercakes92 member
    I've read its normal for the mucus plug to have a green tint...now I'm confused!
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  • stephanienjerstephanienjer member
    All I'm saying is that your doctor--if they're like mine--says better to be safe than sorry, and to call and ASK them.
    If they say no big deal, then it's no big deal. I just fear sometimes we're taking our medical advice from people with one personal experience.
    If something goes horribly for one person, it doesn't mean it will for the next, and vice versa--if something doesn't happen to one person, it doesn't mean ignore the symptoms for yourself.
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