Im 39+4. I'm booked in for an ECS tomorrow as baby is breech. Last night I had tightenings really low down like period pains. I went to the loo and had pale pink mucus when I wiped. This carried on for afew hours. Just before bed I had orangey/reddish glob of mucus come out with darker bits in it (mucus plug? Or part of it?) kinda looked like when you have a little blood clot in your period blood.
Anyways, fast forward to this morning at about 5am. Went to the loo. Was wearing a liner and there seemed to be quite a bit of dried blood on it, nothing like a period but rusty looking. Was slightly alarmed so called labour ward. Midwife just said if it's brown and old blood then she wouldn't worry. Baby is moving normally. I do feel a bit nauseous, have a headache and do have some cramping low down and lower back pain. I'm due in hospital today for my pre-op assessment at 9am so I'll mention this again when I'm there but according to the midwife she wouldn't worry about it.
Is this early labour? Or just my body preparing? I have my section tomorrow! So really hoping everything stays put until then!!