Really hate to post this (MP) NO picture.

Re: Really hate to post this (MP) NO picture.

• MrsO11/24/2006 member

  April 2016

  yes it could be your plug but don't worry about it unless it is has blood with it. I lost my plug like a week to two weeks before I went into labor with my first two...and only did the show really mean labor started...HTH

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• kbrands7 member

  April 2016

  Yep, sounds like the mucus plug. I've been losing mine little by little all week. It doesn't necessarily mean that labor is imminent; even if you lose all of it, you could still be pregnant for a few weeks even with dilating. That said, if your contractions pick up, don't hesitate to call the on-call doctor!

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• Merciel member

  April 2016

  I'm actually glad you made this thread because I think mine started falling out this morning too. It wasn't a big surprise since I'd been feeling crampy and weird all last night. Mine had a couple of bloody streaks so there wasn't a whole lot of ambiguity as to what that was.
  
  I'm at 35w6d (so it sounds like pretty close to where you are?) and haven't been having any "real" contractions as far as I know (although I'm a first-timer, so take that for what it's worth). I have my next routine checkup on Monday, so I guess I'll ask for a cervical check at that point, but for now my plan is to just keep on keepin' on, since the consensus seems to be that the plug alone doesn't really predict very much.
  

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• amovin21 member

  April 2016

  I agree, it's most likely your MP. I lost mine about 2 weeks ago, which is about the same time frame you're at now.

  
  

  
  

  

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• Klittle779 member

  April 2016

  Sounds like your MP... I lost mine with my son 2 weeks before he was born. It came out in pieces. Pretty much exactly how you described. Sorry tmi ... Sometimes had a brownish tint to it.  

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• kp90 member

  April 2016

  Thanks ladies. It hasn't happened since yesterday but good to know that's what it was even though like you've said it doesn't mean labor is around the corner. Was just curious as I've heard it described several ways. 

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• ayeshaohara member

  April 2016

  Does the MP usually start coming out well ahead of delivery? Or could you lose it just days before? I'm just over 37 weeks and haven't noticed anything yet. I don't even get BH! 

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• dsmith211 member

  April 2016

  ayeshaohara said:

  Does the MP usually start coming out well ahead of delivery? Or could you lose it just days before? I'm just over 37 weeks and haven't noticed anything yet. I don't even get BH! 

  From what my midwife and doula have said it could be either or and is really no indication of anything... They said at least in my case to keep an eye on things if it does happen, but it could mean nothing too. 
  
  My doula said though that a lot of times people don't even notice sometimes bc it could happen so slowly over time and you could just confuse it with normal discharge.

  

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• LadySamLady member

  April 2016

  @ayeshaohara my boss and cousin both list their MPs when their water broke. Not everyone loses it weeks or days before hand. I'm 38 weeks and haven't lost mine yet. 

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• Merciel member

  April 2016

  Yeah, lots of times people don't even notice it, and lots of times it doesn't come out until you're actually in active labor and the baby's about to come out. And the flipside is that lots of times it comes out weeks in advance (or even months!). And it can regrow, so you can actually lose it more than once.
  
  My understanding is that it's really not predictive of anything in isolation. The only thing that seems to be for sure is that it might be a signal to pay closer attention to the other symptoms that might occur around that time. If you're not sure whether what you're feeling is broken water vs. discharge, or real contractions vs. BH, then in those instances you might look to the mucus plug as a potential piece of additional context to think it's one thing over the other. But in and of itself, losing the plug is basically meaningless.
  

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• ayeshaohara member

  April 2016

  Awesome thanks! I've been told I'm not allowed to go past my due date so I didn't want to start freaking out because I hadn't lost my plug and so I would be induced or something silly like that. Pregnancy makes me way more paranoid than usual. 

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• Klittle779 member

  April 2016

  @ayeshaohara it is and isn't. I lost my plug around 37-38 weeks. Still didn't deliver until 40+3. It's a good sign that your body is doing its thing and preparing for birth. for some woman labor can start quickly after they lose MP at this point but for others baby still hangs in there for a bit. I rememeber with my son when I lost my plug I was sitting around thinking "any second now!".....and 2 weeks later he finally came. It's also like membrane sweeps. For some women labor will start right away.. For others it does nothing. Hang in there.

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• ayeshaohara member

  April 2016

  Klittle779 said:

  @ayeshaohara it is and isn't. I lost my plug around 37-38 weeks. Still didn't deliver until 40+3. It's a good sign that your body is doing its thing and preparing for birth. for some woman labor can start quickly after they lose MP at this point but for others baby still hangs in there for a bit. I rememeber with my son when I lost my plug I was sitting around thinking "any second now!".....and 2 weeks later he finally came. It's also like membrane sweeps. For some women labor will start right away.. For others it does nothing. Hang in there.

  Thank you  

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• KelleAlward member

  April 2016

  I had all the same symptoms as you with my first pregnancy. I was 3 cm and 90% effaced at 36 weeks, having Braxton hicks, and regularly getting mucus plug boogers. I didn't go into labor until 40+4. 

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