How small can a show be?

blob2be · 2006-10-18T15:45:01+00:00

An hour or so ago I went to the loo and found a tiny little pale green lump, like a bit of snot. However, it seems as though a show normally tends to be much bigger than this. But what else could it be? It was perhaps 1 or 2cm in size. Do you think that the bigger the show, the nearer the onset of labour might be? I keep running to the loo to check if there's any more, but nothing! Starting to think I imagined it! I am 40 weeks + 1. Any advice really appreciated!

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NatalieJane · 18/10/2006 16:46

Sounds like what I had on Friday, have since had contractions every night all night and another show on Monday, but no baby yet! - Good luck though

lulumama · 18/10/2006 16:47

no - thats a show!!

mine started small,, then went on and on for days,,every time i went the loo!! don;t think the size matters...but it means cervix is starting to dilate and thin out...so its definitely a positive...esp as you are 40 +1.....BUT - a note of caution..you might have to wait a while for baby to come.....but it is a sign.....rest as much as you can, stay positive and wait for baby...

katyjo · 18/10/2006 16:51

Yeah, sounds like a show to me!! I paid mine no attention as I thought it had to have blood in it, my waters then broke a day or so later, but I thought I had just wet myself (only small amount of fluid-hind waters apparently) so I didn't go to the hospital for another day and a half! I would give the hospital a call - your baby is on the way not long now!! XX

katyjo · 18/10/2006 16:51

Yeah, sounds like a show to me!! I paid mine no attention as I thought it had to have blood in it, my waters then broke a day or so later, but I thought I had just wet myself (only small amount of fluid-hind waters apparently) so I didn't go to the hospital for another day and a half! I would give the hospital a call - your baby is on the way not long now!! XX

katyjo · 18/10/2006 16:51

Yeah, sounds like a show to me!! I paid mine no attention as I thought it had to have blood in it, my waters then broke a day or so later, but I thought I had just wet myself (only small amount of fluid-hind waters apparently) so I didn't go to the hospital for another day and a half! I would give the hospital a call - your baby is on the way not long now!! XX

katyjo · 18/10/2006 16:52

sorry - computer was a bit slow, didn't mean to post three times!!
Just excited for you!! XX

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blob2be · 18/10/2006 16:52

Oooo, how exciting! But then don't want to get too excited as obviously could be days yet! Hard not to get a bit hyped up though. NatalieJane, how many weeks are you? Are your contractions painful - are they BH? Was your second show bigger?

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Tippytoes · 18/10/2006 16:53

Yes this sounds like the show I had with my DS, had the show on Monday, waters broke Tuesday morning, had DS Tuesday night (5 weeks early while I still should have been in work!).

Good luck
x

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blob2be · 18/10/2006 16:54

That's no prob Katyjo, you posting 3 times makes me feel extra special! xxxx

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blob2be · 18/10/2006 16:56

That's interesting Tippytoes - seems like a lot of people don't have long to wait between having show and a baby! But that could just be me getting ahead of myself - must calm down a bit!! xxx

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lulumama · 18/10/2006 16:56

happy birthing...

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blob2be · 18/10/2006 16:57

Thanks lulumama xxxx

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NatalieJane · 18/10/2006 16:58

Blob2be, I am 34+4, I have been getting a mixture of contractions, BH in the day time, and proper contractions at night time.

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blob2be · 18/10/2006 17:01

That's interesting NJ - good luck!! xxxxx

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NatalieJane · 18/10/2006 17:05

You will have to keep us all updated

auzi · 18/10/2006 17:06

Yep sounds like a show to me to you must be so excited.

Good Luke
not long now

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blob2be · 18/10/2006 17:13

Thanks everyone - will let you know what happens. Am off for a walk now to try and get things moving! Good luck to everyone else waiting on their babies xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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kdinas · 18/10/2006 20:57

Hi.
I have been having the same thing all week, and bh every night too.
I had my first bit of green snot last weekend.
I am in no rush though, am only 36 weeks.
In fact have just packed my bag today, and only because my sister keeps ringing me every night nagging me to do it. Now I have something to report to her.
At over 40 weeks, you must be very impatient.
Good luck!
Hope things move for you soon.
Kay.

kdinas · 18/10/2006 20:58

how you doing blob?

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blob2be · 18/10/2006 22:18

Kay, I am very impatient, but also starting to freak out now that it might actually be happening! Aaaaargh is very frightening but so exciting. Thought the last 9 months had really dragged but now it seems like only a couple of weeks ago that I found out i was pregnant!
I've only just got my bag packed myself and as you know I'm over my due date! Good luck to you too. Fingers crossed for a quick and relatively pain-free birth!

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blob2be · 18/10/2006 22:18

Kay, I am very impatient, but also starting to freak out now that it might actually be happening! Aaaaargh is very frightening but so exciting. Thought the last 9 months had really dragged but now it seems like only a couple of weeks ago that I found out i was pregnant!
I've only just got my bag packed myself and as you know I'm over my due date! Good luck to you too. Fingers crossed for a quick and relatively pain-free birth!

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blob2be · 19/10/2006 12:48

Hello everyone, just to let you know that today I have had a lot more show - there was no blood in it whatsoever, was completely clear. Does this mean anything in particular or are all shows just different? I then had a bath and now I'm kicking myself because maybe I leaked some fluid? I will never know now! I guess that if it was a big gush I would have noticed, and if it was a trickle then I should still get some more now that I'm out of the bath. I know that I shouldn't get excited but it's just too difficult not to be! I've got the midwife in an hour or so so hopefully she will have some qwise words for me!

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lulumama · 19/10/2006 12:51

my show was clear and went on a lot....i had also thought my waters had gone..the fore waters had....

let us know what the midwife says!

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blob2be · 19/10/2006 12:57

Hmmm, reading through past posts it seems like some people don't consider it to be a show if there's no blood - but didn't you say that yours was clear Lulumama? And didn't you say yours went on for days?

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lulumama · 19/10/2006 13:00

it can be called a bloody show - which is confusing as it can be clear..or a little green and snotty looking.....mine was initially a small mucus snot like lump , then became clearer, paler and not bloody..the labour ward confirmed it was a show and it was....TMI

it's like not everyones labour is the same, not everyones show is the same!

i had a few days to wait until she was born after my show...but it is a sign of the cervix starting to thin and dilate in readiness...