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What does the midwife mean when she asks about discharge?

turtletaylor0522turtletaylor0522 member
in 3rd Trimester
I’m 36 weeks and at every appointment they ask me if I’ve had any abnormal discharge. I haven’t noticed anything I would really consider abnormal, but honestly what is normal anymore???

Basically, what do they mean by abnormal discharge? Amount? Consistency? Color?

I have an appointment in the morning so I’ll ask for clarification from them. I just wanted to see how y’all interpret the question, too. 
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Re: What does the midwife mean when she asks about discharge?

  • swizzlemalarkeyswizzlemalarkey member
    I would say abnormal would be any of those things. A sudden change in what you’re used to. It’s normal to have increased discharge in pregnancy but it shouldn’t be smelly or be yellow/green. As you get closer to delivery it will change a bit depending on what your cervix is doing. Anything that’s different than normal discharge is worth mentioning
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  • coldlife2coldlife2 member
    greyl said:
    I would say abnormal would be any of those things. A sudden change in what you’re used to. It’s normal to have increased discharge in pregnancy but it shouldn’t be smelly or be yellow/green. As you get closer to delivery it will change a bit depending on what your cervix is doing. Anything that’s different than normal discharge is worth mentioning
    Yes, this. Anything clear/creamy/watery/stretchy, even when it’s more than you usually have is fine. Basically, if it’s abnormal when not pregnant, it’d be abnormal pregnant, too. 
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