How small can a show be?

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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!

I had a clear show over several days in the two weeks leading up to the birth - it can definatly be clear. Hope you don't have to wait that long! At least you know things are beginning to happen!

Hello again, just got back from going to see the midwife. Baby still just 4/5ths engaged - has been that way for 3 weeks now! Have had more show - still clear. Seems that baby has had growth spurt and according to the chart could weigh 10lbs 8oz! So they're going to keep an eye on me and consider early induction if it grows much more. Would obviously prefer spontaneous labour, but at the same time it's nice to know I won't have to wait too much longer! But I'm preparing myself for a bit of a wait, a few days anyway. Lile you say Belgo, at least I know the baby's thinking about venturing out!

fab-- that;s great... partial engagement is good too..! keep us posted...

That's great blob2be! I was waiting for my ds to fully engage, he was almost there but didn't fully engage until I was in labour!

That's encouraging Katyjo, as I thought that perhaps the fact that baby is only 4/5ths engaged meant labour was unlikely to start. Midwife said best thing DH and I could do was have sex so am steeling myself for having to do it later......really, really, REALLY not in the mood!

That's encouraging Katyjo, as I thought that perhaps the fact that baby is only 4/5ths engaged meant labour was unlikely to start. Midwife said best thing DH and I could do was have sex so am steeling myself for having to do it later......really, really, REALLY not in the mood!

second and subsequent babies often don't engage until labour starts...firsts are partially engaged usually but not always before labour...

sex - fraid so

nipple stimulation too....

but i think baby will be here soon...

visualise your body getting ready to birth the baby...your baby moving down into the pelvis...your cervix softening and opening.....try relaxing in the bath and do your visualisation...tune into what your body & your baby are doing...

I'm starting to get back pains. They're not like contractions though as it's almost constant. I'm going to try the visualisation. And also have a hot curry. hopefully by then the sex won't be needed!

back pain is a positive sign sometimes...lower back?

did midwife tell you how baby is lying>

and you need to do curry, bath & sex ,those are the traditional 3! who knows if it works! but it will pass the time!

ohhh blobl2be i have only just seen this thread, im havings some lovley contractions and have been for about a week! Im noly 35 weeks though and haven't had a show just these bloomin painfull contractions and backache. Good luck!

My notes say that baby is cephalic presentation -no mention of anything else. Baby keeps shifting from one side to the other I think! Just had curry, was Madras so pretty spicy! Now off for a hot bath methinks, will try the traditional 3 - as you say Lulumama, at least will keep me busy!
Charlee, are you excited about your labour/pre-labour signs? Or are you hoping to hold off labour for a while longer?

cephalic - means head down...which is good!!!!!!! DH made me eat a chicken vindaloo the night before i was being induced with DS.....i cried with pain ....toooo hot!

And yes, pain is in lower back Lulumama! Only seem to get it when I'm sitting down though!

Vindaloo - the mother of all curries! I'm not that brave! Think I'd even prefer sex to that!

ok...and baby shifting...means getting nestled into the best position....

...move how & when your body tells you to....and try the visualisation too!

Yes, good idea Lulu, will be off for my bath now. Will maybe light some candles to get me properly relaxed. Will keep you updated if anything exciting happens. Thanks for al lyour encouragement and advice xxxxxxxxx

no worries...that's what we;re here for.......

although, all this is making me terribly brooooody!

Really? As in, you want to go through childbirth again? So it can't be that bad!

Hi Blob2be, I have been keeping an eye on the thread, it seems you are really heading for it now Good luck

i've had two - one emergency c/s & one vaginal delivery! and yes...i am obsessed about birth....just done a course to start training as a doula and eventually home to become a midwife!

hope not home obviously

Is the silence a good sign?

hope so natalie.....and have been watching your thread...you hang on in there...are you going for a home birth...(

We're still not 100% decided on the homebirth, we do realise that we don't have all the time in the world to make the choice, but I think it is a biggie that we need time to think through properly. We will decide over the weekend so I can start the ball rolling next week if we go ahead.

I am nearly 100% sure that these contractions I am having are down to an irritable uterus, and the contractions in turn are causing the show to break away, so of course even if we decide to go ahead with the home birth, if I don't make it to 37 weeks then we won't have a choice anyway. But, by my scan dates I am only 34+2, my dates put me at 35 weeks tomorrow, so it will come down to whose dates they will let me go off no doubt!

Hello again! Have had a bit of a mad evening yesterday and day today. At about 11pm I started leaking a small amount of watery discharge. This is exactly how labour started for a friend of mine last week, and she gave birth 12 hours later! So I got very excited, checked my labour bag was packed, and had a very belated nesting instinct. I called the hospital, who said to put on a pad, got to bed and call back at 8am with news of any progress. I woke up and realised that no more discharge had come out. But they wanted me to go in anyway, so DH took the day off work (that's one day of his paternity leave gone to waste!). In hospital, they confirmed that waters hadn't broken and that my cervix is as closed as it can be! Since then I've had a bit more watery discharge which is enough for me to feel trickling. Have heard that discharge can increase in the days leading up to labour? But have resigned myself to waiting. Feel a bit stupid for jumping at the first 'sign' . Instead of spending the next few days trying out hare-brained ways of bringing on labour, I'm going to distract myself with lots of lovely non-baby related things. Will go to the pub tonight and have an orange juice and a bag of nuts, and maybe go for a nice walk tomorrow (which hopefully will bring it on anyway!).
Lulumama - wow! I can't think of many more inspiring jobs than being a doula! And judging by your advice on here, I think you'd amke a great one. Hope everything goes well for you Natalie. There is some descrepency between my dates and the scan dates too - have insisted that I know exactly when DH and I had unprotected sex, but they won't budge!