How Long Was It From When You Lost Your Mucus Plug Til Labour Started?

[WestCountryLass]

Just curious as I lost mine on Wednesday and this has not happened to me before (DSs labour started with contractions and DDs when my waters broke).

I am sure this is a how long is a peice of string question, but humour me

[foxinsocks]

lol - would hate not to humour a pregnant woman

1st one - was about a day or so
2nd time - don't remember losing it, think it may have come out with waters (and birth soon after)

[Miaou]

lol wcl! Never lost it with dd1 and dd2 (not that I noticed anyway). Lost it about an hour before labour started properly with ds (but had been contracting on and off for a week by then).

[lulumama]

one week..but you could go any time !

[WestCountryLass]

Thank the lord!!!!!

[lulumama]

think nice birthy dilating thoughts !

[lins1uk]

i had a clear show about 3 weeks ago now baby still no here yet !
lins

[lulumama]

are you sure it was a show, lins?

[WestCountryLass]

I am assumming mine was as it was blood streaked and I have had more since

[lulumama]

yes, that does sound like it WCL......


just with Lins saying a clear show, when you get to the end of pregnancy , you get increased discharge, which you can mistake for a show...

[sideways]

12 hours from show until waters broke.

[octopussyintummy]

WCL - I read your post as 'I am assuming it was mine' LOL!

[octopussyintummy]

Oops - meant to say had show in morning and went into labour that night - had him next afternoon

[snipersmum]

4 days - but I went in as I wsa so fed up with waiting, and they gave me a sweep, and DS2 came 10 hours later. Never saw it with DS1. Good luck

[EllieK]

octo, if youu insist on acting loopy please do it within the confines of april

[octopussyintummy]

Its that large glass of wine you gave me EllieK - were you trying to get me drunk?

[lins1uk]

was like a thick clear jelly type thing im sure it was a show but it could have been discharge never had a show with dd,

[WestCountryLass]

Octo, LOL, you nutter!

[WestCountryLass]

Lins, i'm no expert having only got mine to go on, but I did Google and usually a show is blood tinged, either pink through to brownish mucousy discharge (hope you are not eating as TMI).

[lulumama]

big lump of mucousy discarge sounds about right !! LOL !

[lins1uk]

midwife said it sounded like a show thats why i thought it was!!

[lulumama]

iim sure it was then !! it is a good sign, as you know, things are definitely moving, cervix thinning and dilating...hope will be reading your birth announcement soon !

[lins1uk]

hopefully things will get going soon my dd is tuesday and am very fed up lol
lins xxx

[Runninglate]

40 minutes

[adath]

DD had a tiny loss about 6.30pm and went into labour in the night lost the rest in the morning few hours before she was born. DS lost it around the time I felt my first contractions.