The bloody show and the mucuous plug are not the same thing!

The mucuos plug literally plugs up the cervix, and it can fall away weeks or hours before labour. Often it has a bloody tinge to it.

The bloody show is caused by the capileries (can't spell!) near the cervix breaking as painless tiny contractions start to dilate your cervix. This is an indication of early labour.

I lost my plug 2-3 weeks before labour started, and the bloody show 1-2 days before real labour (I had a very long pre-labour). I also had spotting after internals.

HTH
I agree with the above. Mucous plug and a bloody show are completely different...

I lost my mucous plug in the weeks leading up to labour but I had a bloody show and contractions started an hour later and DS was born not too long after...

Good luck!