Is this the mucus plug?

**Karina** · February 22nd, 2007, 02:24 PM

Hello,

I just wanted to know if anyone could give me some advice on this? Sorry if its a bit tmi!

I went to the bathroom earlier, and I had a big blob of mucus. It was like snot.
There was no blood or anything, but I havent seen something like it before, so i dont know what its meant to be like.

Could this be the start of my mucus plug or just a blob of normal CM??

**hannanat** · February 22nd, 2007, 02:27 PM

Yeeeeessss!!!!!! Woohoo. Are you packed yet? Could still be a little while but yay! How exciting. Take care sweet and rest up!

**{sarah}** · February 22nd, 2007, 02:28 PM

Yep it could be a part of the plug, but isn't it more a bloody show that signals things are happening?

**Visitor7** · February 22nd, 2007, 02:46 PM

Sounds like the plug, or the start of it anyway. With mine I didn't have any blood. I lost mine about a week before having Nina. I didn't have a bloody show until an hour before she was born.

**Karina** · February 22nd, 2007, 03:06 PM

Yay, at least I'm not a freak. DH reckons this baby is going to come late, so we'll see what happens I suppose. I just dont think I can talk to him about it, or tell him about it. He'll just tell me I am gross!

Would I probably have a bloody show some time over the next couple weeks too?
I'm so clueless.

**DoulaRelle** · February 22nd, 2007, 03:44 PM

I had a slightly slighty bloody streaked plug, I think the blood is just an indicator that your Cervix is starting to thin.

**Alan** · February 22nd, 2007, 05:49 PM

Yes sounds like the plug to me. Not too much longer to wait now

**Inanna** · February 22nd, 2007, 06:48 PM

Karina,
It's not uncommon to have what you describe and then a little later you may find some blood stained blobs!
This is all GOOD and shows that wonderful body of yours is doing just what it should to get your baby into your arms!

**visitor1** · February 22nd, 2007, 07:16 PM

I didnt have a bloody show at first..... mine started on the monday... and the rest come out with blood tuesday night... DD was born weds morning

All the best.... could b a bubba on its way very soon!!

**totalbabe77** · February 22nd, 2007, 07:32 PM

karina, sorry to jump in on your thread but just wanted to say thanks for asking this question!!i thought i lost my plug 5 days ago, but since nothing has happened was starting to doubt it(i never lost it with DS)..but mine was exactly as you described..so obviously it was..

here's hoping we both have babies soon!!

PS anyonee know how long it can be after losing plug to having baby??thankyou!!

**~Saram~** · February 22nd, 2007, 07:42 PM

Woohoo Karina - how exciting!

**visitor1** · February 22nd, 2007, 07:43 PM

I think it can be up to 2 weeks before??

Correct me if im wrong-which is common!!

**chickenlittle** · February 22nd, 2007, 08:09 PM

One of my preggo books says the baby will usually make an appearance within a week of the show/plug!

Fingers crossed!

**Karina** · February 22nd, 2007, 08:46 PM

Yay, thank for your replies everyone. I havent had any more "snot" so I guess I just get to sit around and wait now haha.

Fletch, we dont know its sex so its sort of yellow at the moment...

Christie, yay hope something happens for you soon!

**Alan** · February 23rd, 2007, 04:23 AM

Totalbabe

It could have been your plug. Sometimes you can loose the plug and nothing happens for a few days or even a couple of weks. The other option is that you only lost part of your plug.

**Liz** · February 23rd, 2007, 06:08 AM

I was shocked at just how much plug there is... I even rang the midwives worried about it, and they said that there is quite a bit. hehe.

I lost mine during my pre-labour diarrhoea, blobby & bloody.. so you can imagine the mess I was dealing with for 1 1/2 days! LOL.