I am 40 weeks and 4 days pregnant. Yesturday I had an appointment, where they did an internal exam and dicovered that my cervix was still closed. After that I was getting alot of mucous when I wiped and this morning it was tinged with blood. Doesn't your cervix have to be open to lose your mucous plug?
2007-01-16 01:33:00 · 8 answers · asked by Stephanieee 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
CALL YOUR DOCTOR
2007-01-16 01:36:02 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. I was a week overdue and my cervix was minus still I hadn't dropped and I was begging to be induced. They couldn't induce me because they said I would be in labor for days. She Stripped my membranes and shortly I was having the same thing you describe. She ran her fingers around during a vaginal exam and by the end of the night I had a crying baby boy. Did they do this on purpose? Sounds like you are a few days overdue anyways? This can only help the process ... provided you had a healthy pregnancy. Call your doctor if you have questions. Good luck :)
2007-01-16 02:05:23 · answer #2 · answered by sc186 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to say. You can lose your mucous plug for lots of reasons and some people actually grow a new one. It's also possible that your labor was kick-started and you are beginning to dialate and thin.
I wouldn't worry too much, since you are overdue they will probably induce you before too long. I was in the same boat with my first. I lost my mucous plug but was still sealed up like Fort Knox when I went in to be induced. It happens.
That baby will be in your arms one way or the other before you know it. Just hang in there!
2007-01-16 01:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by leaptad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had three babies and unfortunately when you lose the mucous plug it doesn't necessarily mean you will have it anyday. But you being over 40 wks it could be a good sign. When I had mucous show I didn't have my babies until several weeks after that. The only way you can really tell is by bad contractions that are very consistent. Good luck!
2007-01-16 01:37:28 · answer #4 · answered by Jennifer W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it can very well have started dialating , dont worry about it cuz u r ready u r a bit overdue , if u want the process to move quicker walk alot , and take warm showers let the water run over ur belly to stimualte the baby . mucus and blood can be a good thing at this point , u r gettin close , we will keep u im mind and by the way you have to keep us posted . good luck
2007-01-16 01:38:39 · answer #5 · answered by ricksfancyface 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hiya i went over due with 3 of my 4 babies and each time the midwife gave me an internal to see if she could move things along, which meant i lost some yucky stuff and then my plug.
it sounds to me like you may be losing your plug so in theory you should/could start dilating now,
good luck i hope you are not kept waiting to much longer
2007-01-16 01:39:55 · answer #6 · answered by mum_2_many 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just having an internal exam can cause those symptoms....also it is possible that they "stripped your membranes" which can cause a woman to go into labor....my 3rd daughter was born less than 24 hours after having my membranes stripped.
2007-01-16 01:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by mom2ace 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would call you doctor, but it is very possable that from you appointment to the next day that you stated to dilate and lost you plug.
2007-01-16 01:37:09 · answer #8 · answered by cowgrl3611 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋