Hey everyone :) well i am still 1 cm dilated since sunday a week ago...they will check me again tomorrow........but my question is......do you have to lose your mucous plug before you can dilate? because i am dilated 1cm! so who knows....i cant tell if i lost it or not just because i have seen stuff for weeks now (regular discharge maybe?) but no blood
2007-08-20 06:59:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
I never knew when I lost mine, and I started dilating before I went into labor.
2007-08-20 07:12:16 · answer #1 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could have lost it-but may not have.
As you near the end of your pregnancy, your cervix will begin to thin out and dilate. As it changes, you may lose your mucus plug and find a gooey deposit in your underwear or on the toilet tissue after wiping. It is not uncommon for this mucus to be mixed with brown, pink, or red streaks of blood from the changes occurring within your cervix. Some women may lose the plug at 36 weeks' gestation, while many others may not lose it until labor has begun. Sometimes moms-to-be may not even notice that they are losing their mucus plug because it happens gradually, over several weeks, and they've already grown accustomed to varying but increased amounts of the vaginal discharge that often accompanies a normal pregnancy.
2007-08-20 14:05:30 · answer #2 · answered by TerWii 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your mucus plug can come out all at once of in little pieces. It can be clear all the way to blood streaked. No you dont have to loose your plug to dilate. I am 2 cm and i still have mine. My first to labours i didnt lose it until i was 4cm or more. But thats just me. If your discharge is thinnish then yeah its just the regular stuff. Good Luck and safe delivery!
2007-08-20 14:07:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope some people don't lose it untill they are in labor... your most likely seeing the end of pregnancy discharge that comes from hormons so it protects from bacteria. I personaly dialted a cm a week for 3 weeks and didn't loose mine untill the night i went into labor. others loose it and then a few days later go. If there is no bood prob not your mucas plug.
2007-08-20 14:10:05 · answer #4 · answered by Becca B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'll most likely know ur plug because it's clotty and bloody. Kind of like an icky period part but not a lot. Just a plug!
2007-08-20 14:03:58 · answer #5 · answered by echo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im not sure but u probably lost it lil by lil so u didn't notice it. it happens to some women
2007-08-20 14:38:20 · answer #6 · answered by bride2be 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋