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Ok I feel a bit silly asking this but when you loose your mucus plug (am guessing this is the same as a show?) does it usually have blood in it?? Just asking as I think i may have lost some of mine but there was no blood and everything I've read usually refers to it as a "bloody show"....
Yeah as far as i'm aware they are the same thing. Yes it can have blood in it..mine did anyway.
HTH - GL hun.xx
both times mine was pinkish rather than red.
All the best! :)
Not always. With my DS, mine came away slowly over a few weeks and I was told it can regenerate. It was different to my normal cm at the time, thicker and gloopier, kinda yellowish, lol!! It didn't always have blood in it, but sometimes it did, sometimes just streaky bits, sometimes a pinkish tinge, sometimes a fair bit bloodier, but not always.
Mine had a little tinge to it, and it looked like a jellyfish. (sorry if tmi)
mine looked like jellyfish (thanks bridg, i needed a word for it!) and had no blood at all - was just kinda...jelly-fish looking...i started losing mine about 2-3 days before i went into labour...so you never know!
I wish I could help you, but I can't - I never lost my plug :( But I have heard that it can have blood in it - I read it when I was trying to find stuff to expect before labour
Thanks for the replies, from what you girls have said i'm pretty sure it was part of my plug, hopefully it means things are going to start happening soon :pray: I was getting mild cramps but they seem to have stopped completely.
Boo- If you wanted to keep things 'going', I used Evening Primrose Oil Tablets, and put them in my 'lady hole'.
Dansta- hehehehe. The jellyfish was the only way I could think of describing it.
does evening primrose actually work? I had someone give it to me years ago for period pains to keep them under control but found that they actually made things so much worse every period that I only took them for a short while. Hang, if it works for labour, I'm there!!!
I had the common lost plug that was bloody with my DD but this last pregnancy had very thick and cloudy mucous for 2 wks, that was my plug coming away.
sounds like its your cervix softening so not long now :)
Bridg - I've been taking EPO orally but haven't been game enough to try it "down there"! I had an Ob appointment yesterday and he said my cervix was medium to firm. Maybe it might be worth me giving it a go....
Harleysgirl - What you've explained is what has been happening to me, then yesterday I had a big "glob" of it :redface:
Boo - Sounds like your on your way to having bub :) wont be long.
Smallfryplus- Yep, it worked for me. On a Friday night, I had some twinges, so put an EPO in. Went to bed. Contractions kept me awake. Didn't put one in on the Saturday. Had bubs Saturday night.
Boo- It's not as bad as I thought when using it 'down there'. Just make sure to put a pad on.
Bridg - I think i may give it a go tonight when I go to bed, we'll see what happens....
Hey Boo it's not too late to join us in the 1-15 Feb belly buddies thread, one of the girls lost her plug a few days ago so is in the same boat as you, I'm sure she'd love to discuss the finer details of it as you go! ;)
https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...-2010-6-a.html
Thanks for the invite Ali but i feel like i'm crashing the party this late in the piece! I did join when I first found out I was pregnant but I couldn't keep up with all the posts :D
Bridg - I tired the EPO last night, has deffinately done something have been having mild cramping all day and have had about 3 shows today. Think i'll leave it now and just wait and see - have one more week until Ob wants to interviene :pray:
My plug was just mucousy - kind of like the 'jellyfish' that a couple of pp's have mentioned!
With regards to EPO - do you just put the whole capsule in? Or do you do something with it first? I'm thinking of giving it a go this time, didn't bother with DD. When can you start using it?
SammyRo- You can start at 36weeks. Just put the whole capsule up.
Hey there Boo.. just wondering how you're doing? Still shedding that jellyfish?
Hi Ali, not much has been happening since Sunday - no more jelly fish lol. Woke to pains at 3am this morning and have had a bit of cramping today but don't think it's going to eventuate to much. Have an another Ob appointment tomorrow, he'll probably do another S&S and then i'm booked into see the acupuncturist in the arvo. Ob wants to induce me on Monday :pray: bubs comes on he's own before then...
Hi Boo
You certainly sound so close. I really hope the S&S and acupuncture do the trick for you!
Ali