This is going to sound really gross, but I was wondering what in the hell a "Mucus plug" looks like? Will I know it when i see it?
2006-06-14 08:53:08 · 8 answers · asked by batmantis1999 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
It's a mass of mushy, jello-like mucus that plugs the cervix when you are pregnant. Sometimes it can come out in one big lump, or sometimes it comes out a little at a time. Some women don't even know they lost it. Sometimes there will be a little blood mixed with it because it can break capillaries when it comes loose. It can happen as early as a month before you go into labor, or it may not happen until the day of. It all just depends on the woman.
I didn't even know that I had lost mine, and I knew what to look for, so even if you don't know you have lost it, don't feel bad. A lot of women don't know either.
2006-06-14 08:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by odd duck 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
"As your cervix starts to open, this plug comes out. It will be stringy, gooey, and clear or white with possibly a tinge of pink. This may be your first sign of labor. When it happens call your healthcare provider. Some people never notice the mucous plug. Their labor may begin with the rupture of the sack of amniotic water."
-"Your Pregnancy & Newborn Journey" by Jeanne Warren Lindsay and Jean Brunelli, PHN
It's also known as the "bloody show" and how much discharge you have varies.
2006-06-14 09:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a mucus plug will be any color ranging from white to a yellowish light green color. and yes you will know its a really thick glob or small globs. its really gross. but its said that it comes out to inform your body the baby is coming soon. at least thats what ive heard
2006-06-14 08:59:24 · answer #3 · answered by clownluv♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might know it and you might not. Mine started falling out about a month or so before I gave birth to my first son. When pieces of it fall out, it regenerates to keep the cervix sealed and infection out of your uterus. Mine looked like a big, snotty, off-whitish blob of phlegm. Sometimes plugs are streaked with blood, I've heard. Mine wasn't.
2006-06-14 09:03:24 · answer #4 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it looks like an opaque jelly. You don't always lose it but sometimes you can as you start dilating. It can be anywhere from whits-ish to pink stained.
2006-06-14 10:22:09 · answer #5 · answered by Heather W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's like a ball of really thick discharge. It's creamy colored and sticky. Not all women lose them.
2006-06-14 08:57:41 · answer #6 · answered by dxychk99 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will know it when you see it b/c it can red (bloody) or white. It kind of looks like snot.
2006-06-14 08:55:55 · answer #7 · answered by RainCloud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeh it's snotty lookin and is red ,,,,whitish,,,maybe pink but you'll probably know when you see it
2006-06-14 08:57:01 · answer #8 · answered by wayneholli 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋