I'm 36 weeks pregnant and have had a lot of complications lately related to pre-term labor (tried to have baby on Feb 9th.) Now I've noticed something new and was wondering if this was normal, or if I need to call the doctor about this right away (I have an appointment scheduled this week.)
I've noticed that the lips around my vagina are really swollen. They are puffy and feel dry. I recently lost my mucus plug and have been wearing a pad because I've still been losing bits of it as I go along. I thought I was just sore down there because of the pad, so the last two days I haven't worn one and I'm still very swollen. Is this normal? And if it is, what are some things I can do to help with the irritation that is being caused by this. I'm by no means actually dry down there (another fun part of pregnancy) but it sure feels like it on the outside because they are so swollen. Thank you :)
(This is my second posting, I've waited two hours and have yet to see my question show up.)
2007-03-18 10:30:44 · 1 answers · asked by Serena 5 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Same thing happened to me when I was pregnant with my second son. I too was losing my plug. If your swollen is usually because the baby has dropped real low putting pressure down there. The only thing is I was pretty much at full term. I would defiantly talk to your doctor. You can also lose your plug three weeks before labor starts it's better to be safe then sorry.
2007-03-18 16:23:01 · answer #1 · answered by Tara Elaine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋