Just lost mucous plug....how much longer now?

[bumpitybumpbump]

i'm 39 weeks today and just lost mucous plug this morning....decent quantity of mucous with tiny flecks of blood so pretty sure that was it. Have been having strong BHs for last few weeks at night time but no proper contractions or signs of waters breaking or leaking. Should I be preparing for imminent labour or could it still be a week or so? I have some errands to run and am now terrified that my waters wil break whilst perusing the granny pant section of m&s! Any advice or experience gratefully received! X

Keep on as normal. Wear a thick sanitary pad if you're worried although its rare to get that "gush". I found walking about really helped.

6 hours after I had a show I had a baby...

Show at 4.45am,
Waters at 5am,
Baby at 09.30 am

Over 4 days and had waters broken/induced at hospital. Not even a sweep after the plug came out got things moving although it was painful.

You might go into labour at any point but the chances are it will start slowly and your waters might not break spontaneously at all. Get things done now while you can! Good luck!

My waters broke 3 days after I had a show (on my due date). Baby was 30 hours after that.

Two weeks here, though it came away slowly.

Show on Thursday night, contractions started Friday late afternoon, baby born 0900 Saturday morning (dc1). Waters didn't break until 0600am on the Saturday morning by which time I was nicely set up in the birth centre :-)

Plug went around 10am painful bhs for about 48 hours baby born 12 hours later. Water broke on delivery with 4 out of 5 of my DC. 1 st one the mw broke them for me. Good luck and try to relax xx

I was induced 2 weeks after a full show. Sorry

I went into labour 6 days after my show with dd. Never had a show with ds.

I think it's different for everyone. I went into labour the day after losing mine. Good luck!

Child 1 show and then stright after my waters then 48 hours I went into labour 9 hours later baby by forcepts.

Child 2 show then 30 mins later contrations, from show till baby was 4 hours.

Thanks everyone....the day has proven uneventful so far although I do feel like there's more pressure than normal on my cervix so hopefully not long now! Managed to waddle to the shops and out run the parking warden who showed no sympathy for my immobile state so consider it a successful day nonetheless!

So I think the consensus is that it could be anything from imminent to weeks so I'm packed and ready but have downloaded some more box sets just in case I'm back to waiting...will let you know if anything progresses...I just want to get on with it now! Xx

Wow sounds close. Keep on the move as much as you can. Gravity is a fab thing. Just one piece of advice which my mw gave me with Ds1 and I remembered it right through to Ds5. When your pushing that baby into this world don't scream. All it achieves is a sore throat. Good luck xx

I had this on a monday and finally had my dd the following thursday!!

waters broke 3 weeks after losing mucous plug, though the doctor said it could happen anytime....

Any News ?

Went about 10am, labour started early evening, born next morning.

GL!!!!! :)

Bumpitybumpbump ?

Show at 2am

Labour started 4am

Baby born 3pm

Good luck!

3 weeks after I had a show I had an elective section...

Hi everyone! Well still no sign of the wee one.....have permanent lower back ache and period type pains, but she is still kicking me in the ribs so I don't think fully engaged yet. I haven't tried raspberry leafvtea yet, should i? Tried all the other traditional recommendations and frankly in don't think my nipples could cope with any more tweaking

RLT won't help start labour. It's supposed to help tone the uterus but not actually get things started.

Nothing you do will get things going.

It'll happen in it's own good time.