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the show / plug?

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lisawildish · 10/11/2004 19:35

i know this sounds a relly sillly question but i have read about "the show / plug"????
anyone got any information?

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Frizbe · 10/11/2004 19:36

didn't get mine until I got out the bath at the hospital whilst in established labour (the pool wasn't available)! about 5cm gone, so I'm not much use to you there!

Gobbledigook · 10/11/2004 20:02

Only ever saw it with ds3 (born 10 weeks ago) and after a sweep I had it coming out for about 5 days before the birth. It's like thickish mucus but is bloody. I thought it would be one small 'plug' that would come out and that would be it but there was loads of it - yuk!!

Sorry if that's TMI! What exactly did you want to know?

JemimaBobbins · 10/11/2004 20:15

I had one the day before I went into labour - just a bit of gooey mucus in my pants!!

Bubu · 10/11/2004 20:19

I had mine two hours before I gave birth to my ds. I thought the same as Gobbledigook - that it would be a small 'plug' but I thought I was bleeding to death and losing my baby!!! I'm a bit of a drama queen but there was loads of blood...

artyjoe · 10/11/2004 22:15

Glad I clicked onto this thread as i had no idea there was such a thing for me to be looking forward to, an unannounced 'plug' would probably have given me a heart attack...good to be warned!

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Lua · 12/11/2004 16:18

Lisa,
The plug is a mucous thing that keeps your uterus "sealed" from the outside world during your pregnancy. The show is when it comes out, usually mixed with a bit of blood. Some people never notices it, others do. Some have the show right before birth, and some weeks before. IS the generally viewed as a sign of impeding birth, but as you can see be everybody else's message is not the best of signs....

jabberwocky · 12/11/2004 16:57

Mine came out in small bits but I definitely noticed it and thought that was it. 'Show' was rather pink and not much of it.

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