It varies from person to person. Losing the plug itself, whilst a sign that labour might not be far away, is not a cause for concern. Also there is so much discharge in late pregnancy it is easy for a small bit of plug to look much larger when mixed in with all the other gunk going on.

The best thing to do it relax and try to ignore any little niggles at this stage as there are likely to be lots and lots of them until you labour, which could be 5 weeks still. Of course if you notice less movement from bub, or your waters break prior to labour, then call the midwife and get checked out. But if all you are losing is a little plug then getting BH labour could still be a while off so enjoy the rest whilst you can

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