hi i lost my plug around 7 pm so been 2 hours. Since then i am getting off and on pain, first it was only in back coming 15-10-20 min no pattern, now its coming in front but very light again no pattern. will labor start soon? i cant even time it coz no sequence. please help out. thankyou
2006-10-16 14:06:47 · 15 answers · asked by angel :) 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I think you should call your doctor or try to get to the hospital. I think it is safe to say you're in labour.
2006-10-16 14:10:02 · answer #1 · answered by Paige 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try going for a LIGHT walk, and make sure someone is always with you. After you lose the mucus plug labor is just around the corner. Take this time to REST though, because labor is just that, labor. And you will need to be well rested and ready to get to work. Take a warm calming shower, and go to bed try not to worry. Chances are baby will wake you rather abruptly around 3 or 4 in the morning. Good luck Honey!!!! May you give birth to the most beautiful baby in the world! Who knows maybe you will be the one to have the 300 millionth baby born in the US at around 7:26 tomorrow morning!
2006-10-16 14:17:40 · answer #2 · answered by Amber L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have something to eat and drink and some tylenol for pain if not allergic. Try and get some sleep. You'll need your energy for when true labour starts. A person can stay pregnant for days after losing the mucous plug. If your water breaks , go to the hospital and if you don't feel the baby move as much as usual go to the hospital. Hope you have a great labour experience. I am a labor and delivery nurse, and if you called the Dr. this the reinforcement they would give you.
2006-10-16 14:20:47 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ITS CLOSER.....When you release the mucus plug usually within some hours (2-12) your water will break and then you know its really time. However, as a note, some times a women's water won't break so if you start feeling those pains 5-7 minutes apart go to the emergency and call your doctor. Good Luck and Best Wishes on your Baby!
2006-10-16 14:11:51 · answer #4 · answered by Lil3120 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey, sounds like you're in labor to me. Must be your first baby, so prepare for a long haul, okay? You can make it just fine though.
Eat something now, so you have energy for the night...apple juice, gatorade, etc.
Move around and get into comfortable positions. Some positions will make labor feel more severe (and theoretically more effective) like:
1) if you sit backwards on a kitchen chair, so your legs straddle the back, or if you get into a squatting position.
2) Being on all fours and swaying your hips from side to side can help labor progress.
If you want to slow labor get into the "childs pose" from yoga: knees on the ground wide apart, feet tucked under you, and bent over so your head is on the floor ( if you get on all fours, then just sit back on your feet, and lean forward, that's it.)
Good luck. Won't be long now!!!
2006-10-16 14:25:55 · answer #5 · answered by tish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Losing your plug doesn't mean that you will go into labor right away. It could be a week or more. If you lose your plug and don't go into labor w/in about 48 hours, it will regrow. With my first, there was over a week between when I lost my plug and when active labor came.
2006-10-16 14:10:17 · answer #6 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah! You're on your way!
after you lose your plug, labor will start anywhere within the next 36-42 hours!
Good Luck!
Your contractions should eventually become closer together. However, if you start to leak fluid, head on over to the hospital sooner!
2006-10-16 14:10:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say that you are getting reaaalllyyy close. Your body is practicing for the labor. I think within the next 5 days you might have your baby!!
I'm actually excited for you! I just had my baby 2.5 months ago and it was exciting! I wish you the best of luck and congrats!
2006-10-16 14:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mucus plug started thinning out on a Friday. It was 4AM Tuesday morning before my water broke. Your little one is on the way soon, congrats!
2006-10-16 14:12:17 · answer #9 · answered by melissa p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep on timing them until there is a consistent pattern or you cannot take the pain anymore. Good luck and GodBless!!
2006-10-16 14:20:11 · answer #10 · answered by micg 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just remember not to take a bath,,, After loosing a mucus plug!
2006-10-16 14:14:42 · answer #11 · answered by kitkatish1962 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋