What colour is a show?

[sweetheart]

Just had a massive blob of discharge when I went to the toilet but it was 100% clear - no blood or anything.

Could this be a show???????

Am 40 wks + 1 today

[followthestarlover]

yep sounds like it! mine was completely clear too!

[skinnycow]

yes! did it look like pork pie jelly>?

[doormat]

could be, ask midwife to check you out
my shows were clear but had a tinge of blood in them

[Nemoinapeartree]

can be clear SH completely depends my friends was really brown and bloody but I never had one at all with adam.

[snowfalls]

Yep sounds like it, check your bags are packed and rest as much as you can for as long as baby will let you, could be a few hours, could be a few days.

mine was the same day.

[sweetheart]

Not as thick as pork pie jelly - just a really gunky discharge - jelly like!

[skinnycow]

yeah its a show in my expert (not) opinion.

Mine looked like pork pie jelly (although agree not as thick) with a little blob of blood.

[harpsiheraldangelssing]

mine was a bit like hair gel, the old fashioned kind
only a little streak of blood later on

[sweetheart]

me again.......

so when you do have a show does it happen all in one go or is it possible to loose it a bit at a time.

I'm still getting alot of gunk everytime I go to the loo - it's still 100% clear and I'm just wondering if I have alot of discharge today or if I'm loosing the plug bit by bit.

I've had quite alot of discharge with this pregnancy but it normally goes on my knickers - this stuff is thicker and comes away when I wipe after going to the loo.

I haven't really had any pains all day which is why I'm wondering if this is a show

[SackAche]

SH - I had a show at 35 wks! It was stuck to my back when I pulled my knickers up..... LOL!

Bits came away over the next 4 wks and had a blood tinged one at 39wks. Dd born at 39+2.

[FlameRobin]

I had my show in lots of bits

[followthestarlover]

mine was like that sweetheart! had a bit lot one morning... then bits during the day. then nothing for a couple of days.. then another big bit and labour that night!

[sweetbean]

I started getting pains and then had a show that was quite bloody and this went on for an hour then it stopped my dd was dorn 12hrs later!
Good luck sweetheart fingers crossed

[PickasillyChristmasName]

My show with DD came in bits and pieces and was clear. I think it was aboyt a week between it starting and her being born

[expatinscotland]

Mine was pinkish, BUT I NEVER had it w/DD until I was in established labour. How about that??

Am SO hoping this is it for you, SH.

[Bumblelion]

I never had a "show" with any of my 3 children. With first, just started bleeding, bright red, no pains, she was born 4 hours later. Son had no show, born 2 hours after pains started. 2nd daughter born, no show, no blood, no jelly, just pains. Born 3 hours later after they broke my waters. Born 18 minutes after waters being broken in hospital.

[awayninahmanger]

oh god sh only for you could I read this thread to the end!
Hope it's what you want!xx

[awayninahmanger]

so glad I did not grab that pork pie

[sweetheart]

hee hee - it's a bit grim isn't it. I treid discussing it with dh but the words discharge, gunk, blood etc etc etc all made him screw his face up.

The only useful reply I got was that there was no way he would be having sex tonight.

[awayninahmanger]

mm, you could try enticing him with 'aspic'?
I never had one before, so await with interest!

[Mercy]

dd - thin mucus streaked with blood over about 2 hours and when in the throes of full on contractions.

ds - no show whatsoever

Goof luvk

[sweetheart]

whats aspic?