Think I am losing some of my plug ... only 31 weeks

Okay so the title says it all.

I have no idea (sorry, some help i am) but i just wanted to send hugs for you not feeling well. hope someone with some usefull knowledge can give you an answer!

My prem labour started with illness and strong-ouchie BHs. Next day was full on labour. I didn't lose my plug at all.

I would get checked out. Illness can trigger preterm labour (something I'll be keeping a close eye on this time myself!) I hope it all settles soon for you.

I have no idea sorry, but I would definitely be getting checked out today.

Some women lose their mucus plug several times during pregnancy, but it can be a sign your cervix is dilating and combined with the BH and change in your behaviour (from your OH's pov) it would be unwise to not ask the hospital to check you out. It could be that you have just lost a little bit of plug and your body will generate more, but at your gestation it's not risk worth taking for the sake of avoiding a trip to hospital.

:hug: :hug: Hope all is okay and you're feeling well again soon.

Thanks for your replies everyone. I have an appointment up at the hospital in the next couple of days so I am going to wait until then to talk to them since nothing else has really changed. Strong BH contractions are not unusual for me at this stage in my pregnancy - I have had it with both DS and DD2 so I am not concerned about them at the moment especially since they aren't painful at all - just really uncomfortable. If anything changes I will go and get checked out but I am feeling less paranoid this morning :)

DS has woken up with a viral rash (even though he hasn't really shown any symptoms of being sick besides being really really CRANKY) this morning so I think it is probably just a virus that has triggered the nausea and shakiness. They have mostly gone away now but left me feeling really really flat. I am just so tired now (going to bed late last night didn't help).

I lost mine on a Sunday at 30 weeks (didn't know that's what it was). Had my little girl the next day. No other symptoms like you described tho.

My suggestion duck to the hospital and ask. Better to be over concerned and nothings wrong then to go early

I wasn't concerned about my bh's either :) in fact I only went to the ob the next day cos I felt so sick.. Not cos I thought I was in labour. Shows how much I knew lol. I'm gonna be extra vigilant this time I can tell you. Glad you're feeling a bit better :)

You have been given some great advice already hun, but I just wanted to pop in to give you a hug :hug: I hope it isn't anything labour-ish and that you're feeling better real soon.

I started losing my plug at 19 weeks with DS2, went into labour at 26 weeks (I was in denial, didn't think I was in labour... only had back pain and stomach tightenings!) they managed to stop it and it settled down after a week in hospital, all up 8+3 weeks of contractions and he arrived at 34+3. I lost a large amount of my plug 3-4 times during the pregnancy. Your plug can regenerate.

I definitely think it is worth being checked out, and to be on the side of caution. IF you are about to go into labour the BEST thing you CAN do is to get steroid injections on board to help babies lungs, these are vital. Babies who have steroid injections tend to do better in the long run. DS1's steroids were still current (they only last 2 weeks) and he has no ongoing lung problems. DS2 had steroids at 26 weeks, so by 34 weeks they were no longer current, he has ongoing lung problems.

All the best, I truly hope that you are just unwell and nothing more sinister is happening. I also hope you are 100% better soon x

I agree with what the previous posters have said. Definitely go and get checked, just in case something is starting. I lost some large blobs of mucous at 24 weeks. One week later DD arrived after 3 hours of mild crampy niggles that I dismissed as me being tired & overworked. There was no stopping it, I rocked up to hossy to get checked & I was fully dilated. I don't mean to scare you but at least if things are moving, like Sal suggests, they can get steroids on board for bub and try to delay labour.

I truly do hope it all settles down for you hun.

How did you go??

I'm still hanging in here :)

I have another scan on Tuesday just to check on everything and then another appointment with the Ob. All seems okay though. I am still feeling quite unwell and have started vomitting randomly which I have never done in any other pregnancy at this stage (I hardly get morning sickness in the first trimester so it is really odd). I hopefully will have some more answers on Tuesday, but I am not holding my breath really because they can't always identify the cause of every sickness in pregnancy.

Thanks for checking up on me though :)

It's all good!
Just keep us posted!!!

Hope everything has settled down for you x

How did you go today with your scan, I hope everything is nice and settled and you have lots of baking ahead of you xxoo

I'm so touched that you are all so interested :)

My scan went well this morning - baby is measuring very much on the large side though but I don't think it is too concerning as he is big all over (his head circumfrence is already 33cm!!!). My appointment with the Ob was cancelled this morning so it is either going to be rescheduled for Thurs this week or next Tuesday. All is looking good on the scan though. I am still having lots of tightenings, some with a bit of pain but I think they are only BH. I am thinking of it as doing all the work now and hopefully will have an easier labour later ... if I am allowed to go into labour.

I had a c/section last time due to footling breech baby and if this baby gets too big, the Ob has already said that he doesn't want to induce him because of the risk so they will be looking at another c/section. I was really against the idea of another c/section (and still am to a degree) but I found it very confronting hearing someone say all of the risks of a VBAC to me. I know they have to let me know to cover themselves, and I had read all the info, but it is scary when he said it to me about my baby. At this stage, DH and I have decided to make no decisions about what we want to do and just wait and see what all the test results say, what the doctors say and make our decisions about what we want to do based on the info they give us. The doctor did suggest last time that if baby's growth didn't slow, they would be thinking c/section at 36 weeks. DH and I aren't overly comfortable with this either and would prefer to wait an extra week so baby would be full term but again, we are just waiting to see at the moment. So I guess we will be discussing all of that at my next appointment as well. I just want to do the best and safest thing for my baby, I just don't know what that is at the moment.

Anyway, thanks for reading this thread and checking on how things are going. I really appreciate it :)

Wow 33cms!! That's what my bub was n she was born yesterday.. She has a little head if that helps!! Lol.

Don't let anyone pressure you into anything! Only do what you and DH are comfortable with so if you want to leave bubs in for another week (If it comes to that) don't let them push you... Obviously if it's a medical emergency the situation changes! But OB's and medical professionals love to scare women with "your baby is huge" when really most of the time they are like 500gms out!!

Your baby will be perfect, healthy and born without complications!!! :)

My brothers, hubby and I all had 38 hc. I have a cousin who was low 40's hc. my daughter was on par for a 37cm head (born 10 weeks early), ideally they grow 1cm each week

Happy to hear everything is going well. Don't stress over a 36 week baby, that is practically a term baby