i am 40 wks and two day 1 cm dilated and in early labor
2006-07-18 06:50:25 · 17 answers · asked by sexypreggirl 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
You can lose your mucus plug a few hours before labor or a few weeks before. Just look for other signs, knowing for sure would be contractions and your bag of waters breaking. Try to do some light walking to help bring the baby down to your cervix but don't over do it get some rest for the big day. That baby will be here soon and you need all the energy you can get for labor. Getting anxious can actually delay labor so try to relax
2006-07-18 07:02:45 · answer #1 · answered by Nina J 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Losing your plug doesn't necessarily mean you will go into labor. You can lose it all at once or over a course of a few days. If labor doesn't start, you can grow a new plug. You could go into labor now or it could take a week or more. It doesn't really mean much.
With my first, I lost my plug and went into labor about a week later. With #2 and #3, it wasn't as noticiable when I lost it...probably over several days.
2006-07-18 06:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same as Liz. And I was 1cm for over a week. good luck.
You can loose the plug weeks before labor. But since you are at 40 weeks, you should be going into labor soon. You'll probably have doctors appt every couple of days now, too.
2006-07-18 06:54:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My labor with my second child started about 1week after I lost my plug. I was having very hard contractions during the night and around 1:00 pm my water broke
2006-07-18 06:56:13 · answer #4 · answered by GillSev 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It varies. I lost my plug around 34 weeks and didn't have baby until 36 1/2 weeks. But, I was 1-2 cm dialated by 35 weeks....
2006-07-18 07:11:35 · answer #5 · answered by rocknrobin21 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your plug will grow back. My Dr. said it is not a good way to determine when labor will start. I lost mine weeks before I went into labor. Ask your Dr. to strip your membranes to help move things along. Try drinking Raspberry leaf tea or Cinnamon stick tea. It can help labor begin.
2006-07-18 07:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends. I went into labor before I lost the plug. I also went over 10 days...so you never know!
2006-07-18 06:52:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With my first one I lost the plug two days before. Second child I lost it the same day and with #3 lost it a day before. So everyone is different.
2006-07-18 07:45:09 · answer #8 · answered by lihughes66 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i was 3 cm dialated a week before i went into labor...i started having back labor around 4pm on a friday....saturday night/sunday morning at 1am my water broke...i immediately was having painful contractions every 3 minutes...by time i got to the hospital they were every minute....i started pushing at 10am that morning and delivered my son at noon
2006-07-18 08:49:44 · answer #9 · answered by gaigesmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i lost my mucos plug like a week and a half before i went into labor so my personal exprience -NO TELLING but some people say your suppose to go into labor within 24 hrs?
2006-07-18 06:55:35 · answer #10 · answered by mamma of 2 girls 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋