2006-11-22 15:57:52 · 6 answers · asked by mommy in january 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
From- http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/1483/bloodyshow.html
Bloody show is the presence of a small amount of blood or a pinkish discharge. This usually occurs around the 40th week of pregnancy. This can indicate that you are in the First Stage of Labor (early labor). Many women used to believe (and some still do believe) that this occurred during childbirth and was a large amount of blood. This misconception came from long ago when women had complications during childbirth and were possibly hemorrhaging. During actual childbirth, there should not be a lot of blood.
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2006-11-22 15:59:59 · answer #1 · answered by HCCLIB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a sign that you are going into labor. You may pass your mucus plug — the small amount of thickened mucus that's sealed your cervical canal during the last nine months — if your cervix begins to dilate as you get close to labor. The plug may come out all at once in a lump, or as increased vaginal discharge over the course of several days. The mucus may be tinged with blood (which may be brown, pink, or red), which is why it's referred to as "bloody show." Having sex or a vaginal exam can also disturb your mucus plug and cause you to see some bloody discharge even when labor isn't going to start in the next few days. In either case, if you see more than a few spots of blood, be sure to call your caregiver immediately because it could be a sign of a problem.
2006-11-22 16:02:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bloody show is not spotting, instead it is when you close to start labor. Sometimes you can see bits and pieces of mucus and blood a week before going labor or other times you see it as you are going into labor and things are starting to progress. I never noticed it with my first labor but it was very evident during my second labor so it is different for each person or each time. It took me by surprise when I saw it but my midwife said it is a good sign.
2006-11-22 16:02:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bloody show is the released plug from the cervix opening that usually comes when the cervix begins to soften to prepare for labour.
2006-11-22 15:59:17 · answer #4 · answered by missjewl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes when a woman loses her mucas plug and is PG its a tad bloody. It doesn't happen to everyone.
2006-11-22 15:59:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you wipe after you pee and you see blood...hence bloody show.
Or a terrible British film...LOL! jk
2006-11-22 16:02:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋